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Victoria Beckham has been influencing beauty, fashion, and pop culture from her Spice Girls days all the way up to now. We look to her when we want to know which lip color to choose, but besides her signature makeup, she has a flawless complexion, too. Beckham is skin goals, and I think we’d all love to know the secret weapon that gives her that youthful glow.

In an interview with Byrdie, she unveiled some of her beauty mainstays, and one hero product that stood out to us is a super soothing moisturizing cream.

“For night, if I am feeling super dry, I use Augustinus Bader’s The Rich Cream,“ she said. This celeb-favorite anti-aging moisturizer that Jennifer Aniston, Gigi Hadid, and Kim Kardashian are all fans of, so it’s no surprise that Beckham also keeps this staple in her rotation. 

This plumping moisturizer uses the power of omega fatty acids and hyaluronic acid to moisturize and put life back into dull skin. The formula is packed to the brim with all sorts of skin saviors, which makes sense given that it’s crafted by one of the world’s most renowned skincare experts. 

RELATED: Victoria Beckham Beauty Rolled Out Its First Full Skincare Product and It’s Luxe AF 

The brain behind the brand, Professor Augustinus Bader, is a globally recognized biomedical scientist and physician, and also a pioneer in stem cell research. So, while there’s a ton of scientific jargon involved with The Rich Cream, let us explain how it has become such a hit with Beckham and loads of other celebs. 

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The brand’s patented TFC8 technology remains at the heart of what makes this cream so effective. It triggers the stem cells you already have to repair and renew your skin. This complex engages natural amino acids, high-grade vitamins, and synthesized molecules to help minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, giving you a more youthful and radiant complexion. 

Combatting visible signs of aging is definitely at the top of this cream’s agenda, but moisturizing is right there with it. The formula enlists hyaluronic acid to plump your skin and help it retain moisture better. Meanwhile, omega fatty acids, linoleic acid, and evening primrose oil also moisturize and soothe your skin. The product is vegan, gluten-free, and GMO-free, as well. 

If you want to really get the full Beckham skincare experience, she also revealed to Byrdie that her own products, the Cell Rejuvenating Power Serum and the Cell Rejuvenating Priming Moisturizer, have completely transformed her skin.

It’s easy to see how this line-reducing, skin-softening cream rose to fame among practically everyone in Hollywood. Take a page from Beckham and incorporate the one-of-a-kind anti-aging Rich Cream into your skincare routine, too.

Erika Jayne’s Blue Printed Shirt Dress on the RHOBH After Show

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Erika Jayne has been on a print stint lately with her shirt dresses. This time it’s a blue printed shirt dress she rocked on the RHOBH After Show. Even though the stock of it is running low, there’s no need to feel blue. You can just run to the Style Stealers below to get your hands on something similar in no time.

Sincerely Stylish,

Jess

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When was the last time you looked at the contents stored in your emotional baggage?

Although the term ‘emotional baggage’ is quite recognizable, the process of opening the metaphorical suitcase where your limiting beliefs are stuffed into is not something a lot of people want to do.

For women over 60, this can seem like a task better suited to an earlier part of your life. In fact, you may have spent time at different stages of life unpacking and letting go of contents in your emotional baggage.

If you have engaged in this practice, it is natural to feel the contents you removed, along with the emotions that were healed, were enough.

But what about now? How do you know if there is anything left to unpack from your emotional baggage?

I will answer that question and more in this article.

This is the first of a four-part series on how to release the burden of your emotional baggage after 60.

Reading the Signs

If you have found yourself recently struggling with a life crisis, that is a sign contents in your emotional baggage are ready to be looked at and removed.

Perhaps you are not facing a life crisis but have found people in your life unsupportive of the things you want to do and experience. Or maybe you have a lot of support from people, but don’t believe it is possible to have what you desire after 60.

Both are signs it is time to flip the locks on your emotional baggage and start unpacking.

Another telling sign contents in your emotional baggage are ready to be released is if you are facing reoccurring emotional difficulties with finances, relationships, and feeling distraught and overwhelmed with the state of the world.

Of all the potential signs, there is one that is more important than any other.

Something New and Better Is on the Way

Signs that it is time for you to unpack your emotional baggage does not mean you have done something wrong. Nor is it a reflection that your life is not working out the way you want, and you’re stuck with what you have.

When you are guided to unpack your emotional baggage, it is a sign you are doing something right. Your requests and prayers for something better have been heard and received.

Therefore, the most important sign that it is time to unpack your emotional baggage is that something new and better is ready to emerge in your life and you are being called on to make room for it.

So, what exactly are these contents you want to review and release?

Frozen in Time

Emotional baggage is an accumulation of experiences, beliefs, emotions, and memories that have become frozen in time. Most of them are intertwined with limiting beliefs and unhealed emotional wounds.

The reason I say they are ‘frozen in time’ is that the contents are attached to the past. Specifically past events, people, and experiences, many of which were unpleasant.

Some contents in your emotional baggage are attached to wonderful experiences. What makes these ideal candidates to let go of is they are wrapped in limiting beliefs.

For example, if you are fixated on something wonderful in the past, you can find yourself longing for a time in your life that is over. What this longing does is it detaches you from the present moment, and disconnects you from your true, authentic self.

There is a myriad of limiting beliefs that can create this. Examples range from the myth of aging and the myth of physical beauty to the myth of scarcity, each of which I have covered extensively in previous articles and videos.

This eclectic mix of contents from the past combines all elements’ energy to create various levels of present-day fear, anger, anxiety, unworthiness, resentment, despair, and guilt. This is why the sooner you unpack what needs to be released, the easier and more harmonious your life will become.

Now, let’s flip the lid on the emotional baggage and see what is inside.

What You Will See Inside

One of the first things you will see when you look inside your emotional baggage is that a lot of the contents don’t belong to you. They are made up of ideas, beliefs, myths, and rules that were imprinted on you at earlier stages of your life.

While a lot of this baggage stems from outside conditioning, most of which you didn’t ask for, you must own it as yours in order to let it all go.

To put this into perspective, consider a famous quote from Albert Schweitzer, who once said, “If you own something you cannot give away, then you don’t own it, it owns you.”

Whether or not you asked for the contents of your emotional baggage, taking ownership and responsibility for their presence is necessary if you are going to drive through life after 60 on your terms.

In the companion video for this article, I share additional insights on this timely topic and guide you through six empowering journal prompts.

Do you have emotional baggage you haven’t let go of? Do you know how to let go of it or is there something stopping you to live your life fully? Have you tried actively looking for your emotional baggage?

“Retirement” is a hot topic.

Data shows that Baby Boomers exited their jobs in greater numbers in 2020 than in 2019 with the pandemic being a contributing factor to this exodus. Retirement is changing the face of the work force.

Our feelings about retirement are a mixed bag. Some people can’t wait to retire; others can’t imagine doing it. Some people feel retirement is a privilege; others feel it’s a well-deserved reward. Some people feel the need to come up with a different word for retirement; others don’t understand why that matters. 

Whatever our thoughts about it, we can agree that retirement is a Life Transition, a point in time where we let go of what used to be and await what comes next… and where we wander some unknown territory in between. 

And, like any life transition, retirement demands some emotional muscle building, emotional planning. If you’re embarking on a retirement journey or even thinking it might be in your future, it’s never too soon to prepare. You can start by trying these suggestions on for size…

Rely on What You Know

You’ve experienced many transitions already. You’ve navigated your way around and through a lot of change. 

Think back to a few of those changes and think back to what carried you. What qualities did you develop that helped you through uncertain times? How have they shown up in other areas of your life?

Rely on those qualities now.

Heck Yes! and No Way!

Make two lists. One list is five things you love about your life right now. Your must-haves. One list is five things that must change (even if you don’t know how to change them, exactly).

Commit to doing one thing this week to celebrate something from list #1.

Watch for opportunities to chip away at something from list #2.

Repeat as you can.

Phone a Friend

• How do you define friendship?
• Who are the people in your life who are there for you?
• Who is someone you’d like to get to know better?

Answer these questions, reflect on your responses, reach out to one person and connect. When we’re faced with change, we need support.

Let Things Go

As we fly through the air with the greatest of ease, if we don’t release the trapeze bar, we can’t grab the one coming toward us. Sure, it means we free-fall for a micro-second (which can feel like eternity). But we must let go before we can move on.

Practice letting go with your closet, your garage, or your desk drawer. Release, purge, toss some of your stuff. 

Move on to other rooms, other belongings if that feels right. Have a farewell ceremony or just fill a trash bag. There’s no right way to release.

Along the way you’ll work the muscles that you’ll use when you let go of something bigger, like a job or work friends or daily office conversations.

And you’ll make space for the New. 

Dream a Little Dream

Devote some time to your imagination and let it run the show. Give your creativity a workout. Dreams are the cousins of your emotional muscles and are critical to a happy retired life… and using them is fun, too!

• List 5 places you would love to visit. Create an itinerary for one of them.
• You have one free afternoon and can spend it any way you wish. Write about that!
• Plan 5 acts of kindness and carry one of them out this week.
• Make a vision board that depicts your wishes and hopes for your retirement.

If you can’t dream it, it will never happen.

There are several ways to prepare for retirement that have little to do with financial planning but everything to do with building emotional strength.

You can prepare in advance, and you’ll probably prepare again along the path. The important thing to remember is that, whatever steps you take, it’s okay if they’re small. In fact, small steps are best.

Those small steps become the building blocks for a fulfilling retirement… whatever you choose to call it.

What are some ways you’re preparing emotionally for retirement? Have you done some “emotional planning” during other life transitions? Join the conversation!

As the Confidence Creator for Midlife Women, I offer a different perspective on how to get visible with your confidence and style. I’ve helped hundreds of women step into their power by defining and developing their style techniques and connecting with their true selves.

Midlife and beyond is exciting when you allow yourself to:

• An open mind
• Love your today body
• Continue to learn

An open mind attracts new ideas, unravels limiting beliefs and sets you up for receiving overall positivity. Your style doesn’t end in Midlife, and this is the time to really embrace what you love, where you are with your life and wrap it up in your style.

Loving your today body is what I call a green light behavior. It’s allowing yourself to do something that perhaps you’ve not done in decades. How long have you been waiting for the perfect body? I used to spend time chasing two bodies, my younger body, and my future body. And guess what, they never made an appearance. We have one body, and it’s time to give her the love and respect she deserves. And that includes dressing your shape as it is RIGHT NOW!

The willingness to continue to learn comes from an open mind. You have a positive perspective. It puts you in a completely different vantage point when it comes to possibilities that go beyond style!

Recently, I had the privilege of working with a Midlife entrepreneur who needed some help with how she was showing up for her business. She gave herself permission to have an open mind, love her today body and learn; the transformation she experienced was magic! She is now wearing colors she hadn’t dared to try, showing up in her business with confident energy and curating looks that align with what lights her up!

This can be you!

Let’s Get to the Five Significant and Surprising Tips for Dressing in Midlife!

Stop Blending In!

You aren’t invisible. One of the biggest complaints I hear from my clients is that they are tired of blending in. So, let’s stop this immediately.

Blending in is ideal for makeup, but not for the ambitious and confident Midlife woman you are!

There are so many options to be visible when it comes to your style, which by the way, is from the top of your head to the bottom of your feet. You can start with making changes to:

• Your hairstyle
• Your hair color
• Your signature colors
• Accessories

You can go as bold as you want or as subtle as feels comfortable. Simply commit to making some small changes that work for you and ones that will make you visible and confident.

Celebrate who you are and make the connection between style and self-expression!

Add Style Details!

Style details make such a difference at any age. When I work with my clients to get visible, we ALWAYS discuss and add some fun elements to their wardrobe basics.

For instance, a white blouse is just a white blouse, right? Nope! And when you pay attention to these differences, you’ll like the result. Look for contrasting stitching, such as another color thread. I have a white blouse with navy blue stitching, and this small, unconventional style element dresses this traditional must-have up and looks just as fabulous with jeans as it does with a pair of palazzo pants!

Other style details include buttons (and yes, I’ve been known to replace buttons on jackets, blazers, and blouses), and I’m here to tell you, it totally changes the look.

The raw hem on jeans is another example of a subtle style element. I especially love a raw hem on bootcut jeans.

Remove Age Appropriate from Your Vocabulary!

Another question that pops up more frequently than not is, “Is this outfit age appropriate?”

What does that really mean? It’s an arbitrary statement that has nothing to do with our age. When we dress for our today body, we should focus on two things:

Fit!

The proper fit of your clothes is the first step.

You’re probably thinking, of course my clothes must fit. Let’s dive a little deeper on the meaning of fit. The fit of our clothes is how they work, not how they look on your body.

Some words used for fit include the obvious, loose, and tight. Gaps in your bust and waistband are related to fit. Just as if something is too short or too long, that also is part of the fit.

Flattering

Close your eyes and think about how you feel when you wear a certain blouse, pants, or outfit and feel really good? Do you know why you feel this way? It’s because these clothes are flattering on you!

In my opinion, we don’t use this word enough. When what you wear is flattering, it makes you happy. And what makes you happy makes you confident!

You know something is flattering when:

• You’re wearing your absolute best color(s)
• You are featuring one of your best features (aka dressing for your beautiful silhouette, your today body)
• Your style represents your personality

So, instead of worrying about what you should wear based on a number, focus on how it fits and how it makes you feel!

Define What You Value!

When I work with my clients, we go into great detail about what is important to them. What aligns with who they are? During this very eye-opening exercise, I let them know this is where they get to get real with what they love and weave it into their wardrobe.

I ask them to pick three to five words that best describe how they want to feel in their clothes. These words are used to build their signature style!

How does this work? Let me share with you how I want to feel in my clothes by sharing my three style words:

• Fun
• Edgy
• Put-together

When I am putting outfits together from head to toe, everything I wear must include some element of my words: fun, edgy and put-together. If it doesn’t, it isn’t in my wardrobe. It’s that simple!

This is how I help women fill their closets with clothes they love and love them back! When your outfits match what is important to you and how you want to look, this is self-expression!

Your style words are significant. They reveal what you value and can be easily conveyed in your style! Rather exciting if you think about it, right?

Change Your Narrative

Many of my clients start their sentences with, “I can’t wear that.” I ask them if they’ve ever worn something like this, and often, the answer is a resounding “No.”

When you start with what you can’t do, not a lot happens. And I’ll share with you what I share with my wonderful clients. We are simply looking for other options to connect you with your self-expression. If it doesn’t work, all you must do is take it off. It’s that simple!

I encourage you to try one or all these tips and see what happens not only to your style, but your mindset! Have fun!

How does your mindset affect your style? Do you think you have a lot to work on or have you found exactly what works for you in your 7^th decade and beyond?