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A former coworker once told me I should be regularly using an eye cream, even though I was still in college at the time. I really thought routine applications were a sham, but part of me was curious about what it’d feel like to give my under-eyes some newfound T.L.C. Long story short, I did invest in a drugstore eye cream and, admittedly, now see why people love dabbing product on this delicate, often overlooked area. Creams, gels and balms can not only make your eyes feel wide-awake, but they can also provide much-needed hydration and even rewind the clock on your fine lines and wrinkles.

Now that I know the importance of a quality eye cream, it’s safe to say Tula’s 24-7 Power Swipe Eye Balm deserves a place in everyone’s morning and nighttime skincare routine. The newest addition to the brand’s 24-7 technology line-up, it firms, depuffs, protects, hydrates and lessens the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles all in one go. It also happens to be 20 percent off during the brand’s friends and family event, so grab yours before the sale ends on September 28. Just remember to enter code SAVE20 at checkout.

What’s more, the eye balm comes in an easy-to-use stick that’s also quicker and more hygienic than using your fingers straight from a jar. Use it day or night and even under makeup to combat puffy, dry, dull under-eyes.

“No more dry under-eye skin. I also feel like it overall brightens my eye area. I’m addicted to this stuff and highly recommend,” raved one five-star shopper. 

Tired, swollen eyes from binging every episode of Love Island? Swipe on Tula’s eye balm. Dry skin from wearing a full day of glam? Apply Tula’s eye balm. Essentially, this product is the answer to all of your under-eye skin concerns and TG!

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Photo: Tula.

Here’s an ingredient breakdown to explain why this eye balm works so well. It has a proprietary blend of six prebiotics and probiotic extracts that smooth the skin and retain moisture for a plump, youthful-looking appearance. Alongside this complex, peptides and collagen combat visible signs of aging, while hyaluronic acid and squalane provide plenty of hydration.

So far, this sounds like an all-star lineup of ingredients, but that’s not all Tula went ham with on this product. Caffeine, apple and watermelon also help firm your under-eyes and reduce puffiness. And last but not least, cocoa seed extract shields this sensitive area from blue light damage that can cause premature aging.

To get the best results, keep the stick on the skin under your eyes for a few seconds to allow the balm to warm up and soften a bit. Next, glide the product across the eye area and revel in its magical calming, nourishing, wrinkle-fighting powers.

We’re not the only ones in awe of this balm’s impressive resume. So many shoppers can attest to its benefits and results. 

“Love, love this product. It made my under-eye area feel so soft. It never felt heavy or oily,” wrote one shopper. “After about a week of everyday use, I noticed my skin was becoming more smooth and less [dark] under my eyes.”

“Not one single irritation or reaction, super hydrating and after about two weeks of consistent use, my under eyes are moisturized, less puffy and the wrinkles are faded a bit,” wrote another reviewer.

It’s high time you ditch the eye cream that’s not giving you any positive results and swap it for Tula’s 24-7 Power Swipe Eye Balm.

Sometimes we learn what to do from someone who did it all wrong. I found myself realizing that I learned a lot about aging well from my mother. Sadly, the lessons are not ones I want to repeat.

My mother was the same age as I am now when her health began to change drastically. Yes, she had some pre-existing health conditions, but they could have been managed.

Her decline began after my dad died. The downward spiral from socially active and mobile to disabled occurred over a very short period of time and was caused by a number of factors:

Lack of physical activity and exercise – a loss of strength, endurance, balance, and flexibility.

• Social isolation
• Poor mental health
• Inadequate nutrition
• Lack of interests and hobbies
• Complications from a fall

Soon it was a cycle of poor health that became cumulative, with one problem compounding another and another.

Lack of Physical Activity and Exercise

The simple fact is that my mother’s muscles atrophied. She became reclusive, going out less and less. I lived four hours away and tried to monitor things by phone and visits.

Over time, she became a fall risk. She lost strength in her legs, had no stamina to go up a few stairs, lost her balance easily and did not have the flexibility to catch herself if she started to fall. She began using a walker.

Eventually, she did agree to move to a beautiful assisted living facility and for a short time things improved. But the improvements were short lived.

Her inactivity increased to the point that she was no longer able to transfer safely from her bed to a chair. She could not walk – even with the walker. She eventually required a wheelchair.

Social Isolation

Ultimately – even though there was a lot of activity around her – she became socially isolated. She refused to participate in even the simplest of activities and preferred to be alone in her room. She began to sleep more than she was awake.

Poor Mental Health

Mental health can be a chicken and egg dilemma. The more inactive you are and the more socially isolated, the greater the impact on your mental health. A predisposition to depression took hold.

Inadequate Nutrition

Depression certainly impacts appetite. But even before the depression was diagnosed, food became secondary – even with someone else doing all the work.

Lack of Interests and Hobbies

My mom used to like to garden – she had over 200 rose bushes at one point. She liked to play cards, visit with friends, cook and do things for others. She liked volunteering at a local not for profit agency. But slowly she lost interest in everything.

Complications from a Fall

Predictably, she became more and more of a fall risk. One night she tried to get out of bed alone, fell and broke her hip. She died of complications within six weeks.

Aging Well Is a Choice

As we turn 60, we have choices.

In their book Younger Next Year – Live Strong, Fit and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond Chris Crowley and Dr. Henry Lodge make a very compelling argument for taking charge of our health and our future.

Some 70 percent of premature death and aging is lifestyle related. Heart attacks, strokes, the common cancers, diabetes, most falls, fractures and serious injuries, and many more illnesses are primarily caused by the way we live.

Yes, dealing with mental health challenges and depression does not make it easy to make the right choices, but we have to try. Commit to making your own action plan, guaranteeing you can stay young at heart, and mentally and physically healthy. Here are a few tips…

Get moving and stay moving! You may not want to go for walk or to an exercise class – get over it! Do it because it’s a matter of life and death.

Get involved with something or someone. Keep your social connections. Care about someone other than yourself and this way you will both age well.

If you get the flu, covid, or other virus go the doctor. If you feel anxious or depressed, go to the doctor. Mental health is as critical as your physical health.

Follow a nutritious meal plan. There are lots of great resources to help you eat well, manage your weight, and maintain your energy.

Keep your brain active and engaged. Learn a new language, take music lessons, or read a good book.

Focus on your balance and flexibility. Look around your home and do a quick safety audit to be sure there is nothing that could contribute to your falling.

Let’s Have a Conversation:

Premature aging and death is lifestyle related. What do you think are the keys to aging well? What one healthy lifestyle change have you made recently? Please join the conversation.

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This year is already incredible when it comes to new concealer launches. We have the big-name brands that always deliver, such as Charlotte Tilbury and Too Faced, plus newer brands like Kulfi and Merit. There are luxury versions from Dior Beauty and affordable finds from CoverGirl and Joah. There’s truly something for everyone to cover dark circles, de-puff and brighten skin.

Like mascara, concealer is a personal thing. We can’t say one is better than another because everyone’s skin type, tone and needs are different. Aging skin has different needs from younger, acne-prone skin, while dry skin craves hydration and matte skin needs mattifying. Luckily this year, there’s truly something for everyone and in a whopping 50+ shades taking into account undertones. It seems like beauty brands listened to consumers and there are officially more option than ever.

Shop the best concealers of 2022 — so far.

CoverGirl Simply Ageless Triple Action Concealer

This medium-to-full-coverage concealer contains a hyaluronic complex, vitamin C and niacinamide to hydrate and brighten. But that’s not all that makes it unique. It features a ceramic wand applicator that feels cool on application to help de-puff the under-eye area.

Kulfi.

Kulfi Main Match Crease-Proof Long-Wear Hydrating Concealer

Not only is Kulfi the first South Asian brand at Sephora — and selling like crazy — it also makes maybe the creamiest formula we’ve tried. Read our entire review here.

Too Faced Born This Way Ethereal Light Smoothing Concealer

Fans of Too Faced’s full-coverage Born the Way Concealer will love this serum-light, buildable version with a natural-looking, medium coverage. It’s perfect for those days when full glam just isn’t going to happen.

Charlotte Tilbury.

Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Medium to Full Coverage Radiant Concealer with Hyaluronic Acid

Charlotte Tilbury’s Beautiful Skin Foundation went ultra-viral for the way it evens out the skin tone but with a natural finish. It only makes sense the brand would roll out a concealer version. It’s so good, Sarah Hyland wore it at her wedding.

Milk Makeup Future Fluid All Over Medium Coverage Hydrating Concealer

This medium-to-full-coverage concealer brightens and smoothes with hyaluronic acid, caffeine, aloe vera and arnica.

Dior.

Dior Backstage Concealer

This full-coverage, brightening concealer is just as pretty as the brand’s Backstage Foundation. But our favorite part? The pro-level brush right inside the tube making it so easy to sculpt the face.

REM.

r.e.m. beauty Sweetener Concealer

TikTokers have been going crazy for Ariana Grande’s lightweight, soft matte concealer in a whopping 60 shades. It’s buildable and hydrating with hyaluronic acid, ashwagandha and vitamin E.

Merit.

Merit The Minimalist Perfecting Complexion Foundation and Concealer Stick

This lightweight, medium-coverage complexion stick can be used as a foundation and/or a concealer making it the perfect travel companion.

Joah.

Joah Perfect Complexion Under Eye Concealer

Another viral TikTok fave is this affordable concealer fans say reduces under-eye circles and de-puffs at the same time. That’s thanks to the addition of hydrating ceramides and firming peptides.

Huda Beauty.

Huda Beauty #FauxFilter Luminous Matte Buildable Coverage Crease Proof Concealer

Huda Kattan knows what it’s like to be photographed. So, she created a hydrating but crease-proof concealer that moves with your skin and has no flashback. It looks like real skin but has a full-coverage, natural finish.

Photo: Saie.

Saie Hydrabeam Brightening + Hydrating Under Eye Concealer

Sometimes you just want a light coverage formula for those no-makeup makeup days. That’s where Saie’s Hydrabeam comes in. It contains anti-inflammatory tomato extract, soothing cucumber extract and hydrating olive-derived squalane and plant-derived glycerin.

Sephora.

Sephora Collection Best Skin Ever Full Coverage Multi-Use Concealer

It can be tough to get that full-coverage formula for an affordable price but Sephora Collection’s concealer nailed it for just $15. Plus, there are 50 shades to choose from so you can grab both a highlighting and contour color.

Kristin Cavallari’s Black Cutout Mini Dress on Her Instastories

Kristin Cavallari 2022 Instagram Fashion

Kristin Cavallari has been just about everywhere and back these past few weeks. Last night she was in Las Vegas looking hot as ever in her black cutout mini dress. And considering it’s still fully stocked along with some fire Style Stealers means it would be a total sin city not to shop them.

Sincerely Stylish,

Jess

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Most diet systems present one approach that is supposed to work for everyone. They recommend specific changes in foods to eat and the way to eat them, sometimes with extensive amounts of supplements, and often schedules and routines for exercise.

The problem is that they try to fit everybody into that one program, as if that’s the only way to do things right. However, we’re all unique individuals, and what works for one of us might not work for the other.

In a previous Sixty and Me article, I offered a special technique introduced in my book, The Best Diet Book Ever: the Zen of Losing Weight.

The technique aims at increasing motivation to start and maintain your nutrition or fitness program, encouraging you to make the positive healthy choices of eating less, eating better and working out.

But what is the best weight loss program for you? How do you choose?

These Glasses Work Great for Me

Imagine going to an eye doctor for new glasses. She sits you down in the examination chair, takes off the glasses she’s wearing and hands them to you, saying: “These glasses work great for me. This is the prescription I give to every one of my patients.”

How fast would you be out of that office? No one would want an eye doctor like that. You need your own prescription, not someone else’s.

Some diet programs recommend scheduling small meals throughout the day, others favor three balanced meals and no snacks. Some people get bored and need variety while others do better with a set menu. One thing is certain: no one diet formula works for everyone.

A Forbes interview at the Mayo Clinic states: “There doesn’t seem to be any ‘right’ diet, and there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that one particular diet will work better with an individual’s specific metabolism. There’s no magic diet. We know that pretty much any [reasonable] diet will help you lose weight if you follow it.”

Within the basic framework of eating less, eating healthier and exercising more, individual differences determine what works best for each person.

Watch Out for Food Fads

Most diets tell you what to eat and not eat: high carb, low carb; high protein, low protein; high fat, low fat; lots of grains, no grains; lots of dairy, no dairy – the list goes on. And it seems to change regularly.

Are coffee, wine or chocolate good for you or bad for you? If you don’t like the answer, check back in a few months.

This couldn’t be better illustrated (or funnier) than in one of my favorite movie scenes, from the old sci-fi comedy Sleeper. The setting is the distant future. Two doctors are talking about a man revived from a frozen sleep of 200 years:

Doctor 1: “Has he asked for anything special?”

Doctor 2: “Yes. For breakfast he requested something called wheat germ, organic honey and tiger’s milk.”

Doctor 1: “Oh yes, those were the charmed substances that some years ago were felt to contain life-preserving properties.”

Doctor 2: “You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or hot fudge?”

Doctor 1: “Those were thought to be unhealthy. Precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.”

Doctor 2: “Incredible!”

Be Your Own Boss

Fad diet programs come and go, and most commonly lead to regaining all the weight you lost, and often more.

That’s why instead of mindlessly following a highly publicized, pre-set program of recipes and schedules, what’s more important is cultivating the attitudes, skills and strategies that can help you choose and practice your own ideal diet regimen, the one that gives you the best opportunity for success.

First, you need to decide that you’re ready to make the commitment to start dieting. Then meet with a qualified health professional and learn as much as you can about the state of your health before you design the new diet and exercise program that will best work for you.

As you proceed, take stock at regular intervals so you can adjust the program for optimal success.

Questions to Ask Yourself

• What are my current eating habits?
• Which foods agree with me and which don’t?
• What schedule helps me eat only as much as I need, and when do I overeat?
• What are my current exercise habits?
• How can I make exercise a regular part of my schedule?
• What plans for eating and exercise can I adopt that will reinforce what I’m already doing well and provide alternatives to the habits I want to change?

Let’s Have a Conversation:

What do you think about dieting? Have you tried any particular diet? What results did you reap? Please share your experience in the comments below.