If you’re like us, you binge-watched ‘Squid Game’ in approximately one day (sorry, not sorry). We’d usually be a little upset with ourselves for not leaving our beds for hours on end, but we can make an exception for the show everyone’s talking about. The South Korean Netflix series has blown up, and fans are already planning to dress up as its beloved characters for Halloween. 

Many, including several on TikTok, have taken a special liking to HoYeon Jung’s character, Sae-byeok. I mean, who wouldn’t? HoYeon Jung is our celeb crush, too. Her ‘Squid Game’ character is fierce and resilient, making us total stans. But we also love Sae-byeok for her iconic freckled look.

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Whether you’re dressing up as Sae-byeok for Halloween, or simply want to try out faux freckles, we’ve got the product for you. The Freck OG freckle pen will help you achieve Sae-byeok’s look (or a more general sun-kissed one) in minutes. It gives you quick, realistic-looking freckles that won’t budge, and they’re so easy to apply.

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To build your faux freckles, all you need to do is tap the product across your face to the extent that you like. For a subtle look like Sae-byeok’s, add a few across your nose and the top of your cheeks. (If you want to take it up a notch and incorporate HoYeon Jung’s full beauty routine, she revealed all the way back 2016 that she uses Lucas’ Papaw Ointment and Aveda’s Concentrate Rollerball for a natural dewy glow.)

For a more noticeable change, brush it around these areas more prominently. The pen creates cute faux freckles that blend with your makeup and skin, instead of sitting on top and looking a little too obvious. 

“I was a bit skeptical at first about this being better than any other ‘freckle’ pen or product, but it actually is,” wrote one Sephora reviewer. “I apply a few haphazard dots to my fingertip, then tap my finger across my face in different areas (and repeat as necessary) and they look just like my natural freckles but without the sun exposure.” 

If you’re looking for a slightly more affordable alternative, this freckle pen duo from Kyda also does the trick. 

Courtesy of Amazon.

“Because of the tip of the pen, it’s SO EASY to make small little freckles (that look the most natural!),” wrote one Amazon shopper who gave the product a perfect rating. 

This Halloween, you can’t just throw on a green tracksuit and call it a day. Go all out and nail Sae-byeok’s makeup, too. We promise it’s not like the honeycomb challenge—the Freck OG makes wearing faux freckles as easy as can be. You’ll feel like $38,486,888 with these freckles on (yes, that is the equivalent of 45,600,000,000 won for the prize money).

If you have gained a bit of weight (or more) over the past few years and you feel like it is an inevitable part of aging, let me tell you this is untrue. If, no matter what diet you have tried, the stubborn pounds just won’t leave you, read on. 

Old myths die hard. There is a ton of misinformation out there about weight loss and how to maintain a healthy weight. 

I speak to so many women who are tired of extra pounds in their midsection, have low energy, and even lower confidence. They believe it’s just an inevitable part of aging. It’s frustrating to keep trying diets that leave you feeling exhausted, hungry, and are impossible to stick with long term. The idea of eating only grilled chicken and steamed broccoli does not make you want to start a new plan. 

The truth is that the latest research shows that your metabolism does not actually change very much as you age. That’s good news because it means that we have control over our metabolism and the power to change our shapes, lose weight, maintain a healthy weight, and feel more energetic, healthier, and confident. Especially important for women over 60, here are a few ways to boost your metabolism – and they actually work. 

Strength and Resistance Training

When you are ready to lose weight, the first thing you might think is, “I have to eat less and exercise more. I should probably hop on the treadmill or start walking.” Most women have this thought process ingrained within them from years of misinformation that eating less and exercising more, specifically with cardio is the only way to lose weight.

You do not have to do long, arduous, cardio sessions to lose weight. In fact, those long sessions may be making your body hold onto fat, lose muscle, and leave you feeling no energy at all. 

When you work out to build muscle (through strength and resistance training), your body has more lean muscle and less fat. When your body has more lean muscle, your metabolism works more efficiently, meaning your body will burn more calories even while at rest after your workouts. 

Once we have passed 35, strength training becomes a MUST do instead of a should do (or something you are thinking about starting). Strength training helps to build lean muscle, reduce fat, protect your joints, build bone density, boost your brain health, mental health, sleep, and confidence. 

Start with the key muscle groups such as your glutes, mid back, and hips for 8-15 reps of each exercise and 2-4 sets two to three times a week. Your strength training sessions should be with a weight that feels challenging for you by the end of the set. If you are doing the right movements for your body, you can get a great workout in just 20 minutes. 

If you are new to strength training, there are safe exercises that are body friendly and so many options and modifications to keep you strong. In our virtual fitness programs, our team of top notch personal trainers give our members exercises that work for their body each workout. Give this quick exercise snack workout a try:

Food That Fuels Your Body

Remember the old myth: eat less and exercise more? Calorie restricting and counting calories alone will only lead to you feeling exhausted and hungry. It will be a struggle to continue with this plan because you are so tired it brings on more cravings. Your body is losing muscle and not fat if you are focusing on calorie restriction alone. 

Protein is your body’s best friend, especially as a woman in mid-life. Be sure to get at least a third of your plate with protein at each meal or up to .75-1g of protein per pound of body weight. Getting enough protein will help you to feel more full, reduce cravings, and help to build muscle in your body, which ultimately will help you to stick with your healthy lifestyle and feel your best.

High protein foods include fish, chicken, beef, lentils, quinoa, eggs, hummus, low sugar greek yogurt, and nuts. 

Reduce added sugars and fuel your body with lots of fruits and vegetables, protein, and complex carbohydrates. Check your labels because added sugars are hidden everywhere even in “healthy” foods.

Four grams is about a teaspoon. When you read your food labels on the back, which I suggest you do when picking out food in the store, imagine how many teaspoons of sugar are in that item and consider if it is worth it. Are you looking for a crash shortly after eating followed by more cravings or are you looking to feel full and satisfied? 

Sleep and Stress

Have you ever noticed that on days where you didn’t get enough sleep the night before or on stressful days you have more cravings? A lack of sleep boosts your hunger hormone (ghrelin) and decreases the hormone that helps you feel full (leptin). Your blood sugar levels also increase with a lack of sleep, increasing your risk for developing type 2 diabetes. 

Try a calming nighttime routine to ensure you get 7-9 hours of sleep each night. Put away electronics and turn off the TV, keep to the same bedtime and wake time, do some deep breathing or meditation.

Try 3 cycles of 4-7-8 breathing. Breathe in for 4, hold it for 7, and breathe out slowly for 8. Keep evening snacks to light snacks such as fruit like cherries, grapes, or strawberries. Gentle stretching can be another way to ease your body into a good night’s sleep. Try these gentle stretches:

When you focus on the right exercise that builds muscle instead of taking it away, the right food that fuels your body, and good routines for sleep and stress management, you will find that your metabolism will improve, helping you to feel more energetic, stronger, and healthier. 

What are you doing to boost your metabolism at this stage of your life? Have you started strength training? What kind of exercises do you do? How do you destress at the end of the day?

Join my free 5 Day Body Friendly Boost and Tone Challenge starting October 30th where you will receive daily workouts, a healthy and delicious recipe guide, and a daily motivation so that you can get rid of stubborn pounds to fit into your cute clothes again, feel confident in your body, and gain the strength and vitality to enjoy all of life’s adventures! Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3DGGgIP

Kyle Richards’ Black and White Tweed Chain Trim Skirt in The Cut / on Instagram

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Instagram Fashion 2021

Kyle Richards’ black and white tweed chain trim skirt that she wears in this feature article by The Cut was totally meant to be worn by a Beverly Hills housewife. I mean, BBH’s Lauren coincidentally chose the dress version for Crystal Kung Minkoff in this post, plus it’s also totally giving me Erika Jayne-with-a-headband vibes. And if you think it’s meant to be worn by you too in the near future, well then scroll on down below so that it can be delivered to your doorstep just in time for a very hunky dory holiday season.

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Originally posted at: Kyle Richards’ Black and White Tweed Chain Trim Skirt

Working
from home can be a mixed blessing for those of us old enough to have finally
finished with putting on those high heels every day and going in to the office
(or shop, or wherever) to work.

Maybe
you like not having to get dressed up, being able to sip your coffee or tea, play
soft music, nibble your snacks, and even throw in a load of laundry now and
then, while you work.

At
the same time – because you’re at home – do your grown children expect you to babysit your grandchildren
even when you have a 20-page report to write?

Do
you wonder why you feel so uncomfortable at your desk, or why it’s so much
harder to get work done at home than you thought it would be?

If
you’ve been working from home for a while, are you running into “writer’s
block” or finding yourself procrastinating instead of getting work done? Are
you having trouble attracting clients or keeping your business going?

Whether
you work from home full or part time, remotely for a company, freelance, or run
a business of your own, Feng Shui can
help activate the energy needed for greater success and ease in your work.

You
can arrange your home office, studio, or workshop to make you happier, more
comfortable, productive, and successful, by considering three conscious
choices:

• where
  your office is located in your home;
• how
  you arrange everything in it, and
• how
  you organize your desktop or work surface.

Location, Location, Location

Take
a good look at where you do your work at home. Is it the spare room,
with an ever-growing pile of clutter on the bed that guests only use once or
twice a year? Is it that little built-in desk that’s part of your kitchen
cabinets? Is it your laptop, literally balanced on your lap?

No
matter what kind of work you do at home, making it important enough in your
life to have its own space will help you enjoy it more and increase your
chances for success.

If
you can, give your work a room of its own. Re-purpose that little-used guest
room, your grown kids’ old bedroom or playroom, an unused formal dining room,
or a potting shed in the garden.

Setting
up a designated place for your work draws energy to it and elevates its
importance in your home as a creative outlet and wealth generator for you. You
should do your work in a place that you love to be and that reflects who you
are right now.

Looking
at it should tell you and the rest of the world that your work is done here,
that it’s important to you, and that it’s not a space for other things. The
room should be uncluttered and well-organized, with good light.

Your Power Position, Surrounded by Support

Place
your desk or work table in the command position, so that you are facing the
door when sitting there. Avoid having your back or side to the room’s door. Have
a solid wall behind you, or if that’s not possible, make sure your chair has a
high back, creating a sense of safety and security supporting you.

If
space is tight and you have to put your desk in a closet or corner, so that
you’re facing a wall when seated, place a large mirror on the wall in front of
you, so that you can clearly see as much of the room as possible, but at least
the doorway.

Unlike
your bedroom, which needs low, long, soothing yin energy, your home
office needs more yang, or active energy, with more colors and images,
placed higher in the room.

Don’t
make it too active, so that it creates stress or makes concentration difficult,
but instead, balance the energy in a way that it is conducive to working.

Fill
it with things that you love and that inspire you in your work – pictures, inspirational
sayings or quotes, lamps, live plants, rugs, chairs, books, statues, cut
flowers in water, fish bowls, and tabletop or wall-mounted water fountains.

Avoid
images of sorrow, failure, or violence, even if it’s high art. Remove any heavy
light fixtures or ceiling fans hanging down over you or your desk.

Make
sure all computers, printers, lamps, light bulbs and switches, window blinds, doors,
hinges, and drawers are in good working order. Don’t overload bookshelves. Instead,
arrange books in small groupings in between objects that are beautiful and
inspiring to you, and leaving some empty spaces.

Hide piles
of electrical cords in tubes or behind furniture. Keep the floor clear of books,
magazines, or files. Start with a good decluttering, including inside drawers
and cabinets, and then keep it up, as work stuff tends to accumulate quickly.

Shred
any papers you no longer need or use, and avoid creating new hardcopy
unnecessarily. If you have one, keep your bulletin board tidy and cover it with
only uplifting, encouraging work images and words.

If,
for any reason (like a wandering cat who tends to knock things over), you don’t
want water fountains, fish bowls, or live plants in your office, you can use
artificial plants and pictures of water in nature.

Photos
or artwork depicting rivers, oceans, lakes, or waterfalls (with the water
appearing to flow into the room), or images of koi fish are all good
generators of wealth energy.

Long
silk vines are great for covering sharp edges of furniture, as you want to
avoid any sharp edges pointing at you when you are at your desk.

Top of Desk, Top of Mind

Feng Shui also offers ways to
arrange your desktop to ease stress and promote productivity and success. Your computer,
or your specific project materials, will be directly in front of you. The far
side of the desk, in the middle, is a good place for a desk lamp.

The far right corner is the place
for photos and mementos that support and encourage your work, or anything in
pairs. Files belong on the center of the right side and your phone, planner or
calendar, and address book on the right corner nearest you.

On the left, keep current books and
reference materials on the front corner, a plant in the middle, and a water
fountain, a glass bowl or water-filled vase with cut flowers, or a fish bowl on
the far left corner. Be sure to keep plants or flowers fresh and healthy.

Keep your phone and computer
uncluttered by regularly deleting old, unnecessary files, emails, bookmarks, pictures
of cute cats, and funny videos. Delete old listings that you no longer use from
your digital address books.

Use a mousepad with a Feng Shui
symbol of success or wealth, such as a waterfall, green dragon, or koi fish.

One more item I always keep in my
home office is a small, beautiful wooden box, in which I place little pieces of
paper bearing quotations, affirmations, images and plans for my work. I look
through them often, removing old ones with gratitude and adding new ones as
needed.

Bloom Where You Are Planted

If you take your laptop to your
local coffee shop to work or set yourself up at your kitchen or patio table,
living room, or den sofa, sit with a solid wall behind you. Make sure you have
good light, minimize distractions, and keep your work tidy and organized.

Value and respect your work enough
to protect its time and space, wherever you are. If you don’t, no one else will
either, and energy will be depleted away from the work and your success at it.

Many of us have spent years
longing for the day when we could leave the rat race behind and at the same
time keep a hand in our long-term career or start a new venture, working from
home. Now that it’s here, just a few Feng Shui adjustments can make it work
better for you.

Is working from home more
complicated than you thought it would be? Have you found ways to make your home
office a perfect place to work? Let’s talk!

Sutton Stracke’s Red and Black Printed Dress on Instagram

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 2021 Instagram Fashion

Sutton Stracke said on her IG photo that she was getting comfortable in her new place. And now we are about to get comfortable in a Style Stealer of her red and black printed dress. I mean how could we not? It’s super cute and perfect for the holidays. Sure they may still be a ways away, but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared! All we have to do is wait patiently by the fire place for Santa the delivery man to deliver our new dress.

Sincerely Stylish,

Jess

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Photo Credit: @suttonstracke

Originally posted at: Sutton Stracke’s Red and Black Printed Dress