If you’ve been looking for the perfect orange-brown lipstick for the summer, well, have we got a gorgeous option for you. Lisa from Blackpink’s fave M.A.C. lipstick right now is Powder Kiss Lipstick in Marrakesh-mere and we think you’ll love it, too. The brand revealed Lisa’s gorgeous new campaign in which she’s wearing the muddy shade along ’90s-style shade along with another throwback accessory—the black choker.

Lisa became a M.A.C. ambassador back in October 2020. “M.A.C. is truly at the forefront of trendsetting, which reminds me every time I see a M.A.C. campaign or the incredible looks their artists create backstage at fashion weeks around the world,” she said at the time. “It’s an honor to partner with a brand with such an incredible heritage and unrivaled expertise in makeup artistry. I am thrilled and looking forward to this journey!”

This new campaign continues the long-term relationship with the K-pop star and the beauty brand.

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If you haven’t tried the Powder Kiss formula yet, it’s about to be your new favorite. Now that we’re able to take our masks off in a lot of places, it’s time to bring lipstick back. This formula is a soft matte—no dryness here. It’s made to give lips that just-kissed, blurred effect that was made so popular by Korean beauty. It features moisture-coated powder pigments that condition and hydrate lips, with the cushion feeling of a balm. It’s not shiny though—it’s all matte.

Wear it like Lisa with M.A.C.’s Powder Kiss Soft Matte Eye Shadow in My Tweedy, Strike A Pose and What Clout ($20 each at M.A.C.).

For nearly 40 years, I’ve been providing financial guidance and advisory services to individuals, couples, multi-generational families and small businesses.

As a result, I’ve worked with clients who have lived well into their 90s. Others have passed away shortly after retirement. Some have suffered the death of a spouse, sibling, child or even a grandchild.

Some people have divorced earlier in their careers or post-retirement while others enjoyed retirement as a couple to the very end. I’ve had the privilege of helping people transition from their working careers to retirement, manage their financial lives throughout their retirement, and pass down their legacy to the next generation.

In regard to legacy, it isn’t always monetary. Often legacy comprises the core principles and values that are most important to retirees.

Retirement Is an Emotional Transition

Working closely with my clients, sometimes over decades, has given me deep insight into how people react toward retirement, which is one of the biggest transitions you’ll experience in your lifetime. It is an emotionally-charged period characterized by some of the following emotions.

Anxiety is associated with making the decision to retire, fearing you will run out of money or living longer than expected. Concerns for the surviving spouse or other family members is often a worry. Figuring out how to provide for the care of surviving parents, or a special needs adult child or both while making your own decision to retire is another concern.

There are often conflicts arising from opposing views between spouses. For instance, the husband wants to live “high on the hog” while the wife is fearful of not having enough to survive. The revisiting of old emotional or legacy issues from the past may often derail plans in retirement.

Retirement Can Be an Exciting Stage of Life

With the retirement stakes so high, no wonder the divorce rate among people in their 60s is rising! The good news is, it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, you can experience the opposite: a thrilling stage of life where you’re active, excited and motivated to experience life in ways that you never have before.

In the end, I’ve observed that retirement isn’t about a certain age or amount of money you have. Rather, retirement is about when work – in other words, earning an income – becomes optional.

My book, When Work Becomes Optional, distills what decades providing financial advice to my clients has taught me. It answers the following critical question:

What decisions make the difference between a comfortable retirement and a challenging one?

Why Retire? What Do You Want to Get from the Stages of Retirement?

Perhaps you don’t want to work anymore. Maybe your parents need you to take care of them. Perhaps you want a fresh start after the death of a spouse or a divorce. Or, maybe you’ve received an inheritance or you just want to hit the road in an RV.

Regardless of your retirement reasons, I’ve observed a common thread most people who have planned for retirement share: the dramatic and sometimes scary shift from living on earned income to living on all they’ve saved up for retirement.

In other words, people who’ve planned for retirement have spent their whole lives saving and investing, contributing to retirement plans and supporting kids through college. They have scraped and saved for this moment. But once they finally embark on this stage of their lives, I’ve observed that many suddenly realize the following:

Retirement isn’t the goal. Instead, it’s just the 50-yard line or half time in their financial lives.

So, if your life is a race, then retirement is the half-way point. Given that retirement means you have a new period of life ahead of you, living it well requires planning for it and regularly performing course corrections. In order to live to the fullest, right up to the end, I’ve identified five distinct planning stages that people experience throughout their retirement.

The first stage is Transitioning followed by the Go-Go Years. Next come the Slow-Go Years and No-Go Years and then the end of life or “Gone” period.

These five distinct stages do not directly correlate with age. Rather, they have more to do with maintaining both your financial and physical independence. With each stage come new challenges. To pass from one stage to the next requires adapting to changes in circumstances, such as health and mobility, and making decisions that can forever impact your overall wellness as well as the lives of your children and grandchildren.

Are you transitioning to retirement or already retired? Did you save enough money and prepare enough for retirement? Which of the stages of retirement are you in? Please join the conversation.

Can you find love with a good man after 60? Yes, you can.

I know this because I did it myself along with many of my clients. So, the question is how? The three dating tips I’m going to share can help you jumpstart your love life and put you in the game for attracting and keeping love.

Do Some Personal Updating

I used to buy the same top in five different colors. Then I’d pair them up with black jeans and – don’t laugh – Birkenstocks. (By the way, they are back in style!) This worked when I first started dating in my 40s as a suburban mom, but it didn’t serve me well when it came to dating in my 50s. I’d try on everything I owned with piles of clothes everywhere. Yet I had nothing to wear on a date. Not surprising when my sense of style was so outdated!

Finally, a light bulb went off and I realized I needed some serious personal updating. I went to my hairdresser and asked for streaks in my hair. She laughed and gently told me it was now called highlighting. I got a pedicure.

I dumped the Birkenstocks, the jeans and the variations of the same top I had in my closet. I remember finding five pink blouses, 10 black t-shirts and a couple of random color polo type shirts. No wonder I couldn’t find anything to wear!

I found a department store that offered a complimentary personal shopper. My look was updated with three dating outfits I could mix and match. And when I went on a date I felt amazing! Finally, I was leading with confidence – something men are attracted to in women!

Understanding Those Over 60s Men

Men in their 50s and 60s aren’t the men you got to know in your teens and 20s. Like us, they’ve changed over the years. Men want to be accepted as men, not as women in men’s bodies. They speak and hear language in a different way than we as women do.

I always teach my clients the Four Magic Words – “I need your help.” Or the Five Magic Words – “Can you do me a favor?” These phrases can trigger the hero response with actions that make you feel adored and cherished by a man. They truly want to make the woman in their life happy. Just be sure to appreciate his efforts when he does.

Trust me, these words are magical! I’ve seen the difference they’ve made in my life and the lives of my clients. Try them with the men you want to attract and keep in your life.

Don’t Just Rely on Dating Sites to Find Love

Dating sites can be a hard road to travel when it comes to finding love. They are one-dimensional. This means that everyone makes a snap decision based on a picture. You end up missing potentially great guys because they aren’t photogenic or they can’t express their personality in words.

Do use dating sites, but also get out there and meet men in real life. You get a full view of who a man really is because you get to see both his looks and his personality and how they work together.

I had a client who met her guy at Meetup.com and another one who met her husband at the license bureau.

Start talking to men everywhere and learn how to flirt. In my opinion, you’re never too old to flirt and it’s fun! No, you don’t have to bat your eyelashes, but you do want to smile a lot!

Another way to find your guy is through a matchmaker. If you go this route, I suggest using a matchmaker who is on their own versus using an agency. They are more invested in their client’s results because their reputation is at stake.

The advantage of using a matchmaker is they vet their clients before you meet them; something you must do on your own with online dating when you’re scrolling through hundreds of profiles.

Regardless of whether you use online dating, or you meet men in real life, or you use a matchmaker to find love, you are still going to have to meet a lot of men to find your prince.

Dating is like going after a job you want. You have to know what you want and how you’re going to get it. The three tips I shared are a great way to get started!

Are you actively looking for a man in your life? Do you feel comfortable flirting and starting a conversation with a man you don’t know? Do you use the four or five magic words to attract a man? Please share in the comments.