There are a few myths about aging circulating out there, and here’s one of them: aging makes you less adventurous and less creative.

This is so not true. Let’s quickly debunk with these impressive women who hit their adventurous and creative strides well past their 6th decade:

• Gladys Burrill is a cancer survivor who ran her first marathon at age 86 and became famous after finishing the Honolulu Marathon at age 92.
• Author Laura Ingalls Wilder started writing at 43, and at age 65 she published Little House in the Big Woods, a series she continued until she was age 76.
• Folk artist Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma Moses” began painting at age 78, had her first art show at age 80 in 1940, and painted until age 101.

And here’s some inspiration from someone who’s not as famous – Sherrill is a 72-year-old woman who sold all her possessions and packed up her house to travel the world. What started as a camping excursion turned into 10 years of globetrotting.

Want to make your sense of adventure and creativity come alive? Broken into two parts (to make it more digestible and achievable), here’s a step-by-step guide on how to embark on your journey:

Find Clarity

Being crystal clear on what matters to you can help tremendously when it comes to realizing your sense of adventure and creativity. While we all have a glamorized idea of what we think we want, the reality is, it takes a lot of work to simply define our truly authentic goals.

And chances are, it takes even more work to achieve them. Like anything challenging and truly gratifying in life, chasing your goals and dreams takes real work and endurance.

So, if your activities align with your core values – which are a focal point when finding clarity – you’ll be more likely to withstand any setbacks in the long-run as you work toward your goals and nurture your sense of adventure and creativity.

Self-reflection is a foundational step that most people miss when trying to figure out what activities they want to partake in, especially for the long-term. And while most people search far and wide, authentic clarity comes from within.

For women over 50, this step is especially important because they tend to live a life of duty. And as life gets in the way, your original life goals and desires that you had when you were younger can oftentimes end up locked up in a hope chest.

So, before you set off to try a wide variety of hobbies, activities and experiences, do some deep digging to uncover your authentic core values and desires.

Questions to Help You Find Clarity

Pulled from the 12 Weeks to a Rewired Retirement course, here are some questions to help you get started in finding clarity. Challenge yourself to think differently from your typical life routine. Ask yourself and dream big:

• What would you do if you had more courage and no fear or uncertainty standing in your way?
• What have you had to lock away in a hope chest because life got in the way?
• What’s one thing you want to experience, accomplish or do in life so that you have no regrets?
• What have you always wanted to learn? What are you curious about?
• What three core values do you want people to envision when they think of you?
• In just three words, what’s your philosophy for living?

There’s so much more to finding clarity. The key is to be diligent and patient with your self-reflection and brainstorming process. It’s a critical and foundational step.

Research Your Options

Once you’ve done this self-reflection and have your new sense of clarity, you’re ready to see what’s out there. Researching your options is so much simpler once you know exactly what you’re looking for.

From your list of brainstormed ideas, you’re now able to search with intent for opportunities that you can join.

You can start your search online, since the internet is a beast when it comes to finding resources. Then, as you explore offline options, brainstorm with like-minded people about where and how to engage in your new venture.

The key is in creating new experiences for yourself, which starts with engaging with new people who share your same core values and sense of adventure and creativity.

Adopt a Growth Mindset

Before you set off on your new venture, another important step is to adopt a growth mindset. When you create any new experience for yourself, it can not only feel awkward and strange, but it can most certainly come with its set of challenges.

Of course, you’re not used to doing things that put you out of your comfort zone and may have the inkling to stop or second guess yourself. And that’s ok. Out of your comfort zone is where all the good stuff happens.

The secret to having a growth mindset is to embrace challenge. Look forward to failures, setbacks and pain points, and learn the skill of learning. Then stop seeking approval.

By understanding this is all part of the process, and by appreciating the process, you’ll not only be more likely to grow as an adventurous and creative person, but you’ll also create lifelong learning and new fulfilling experiences for yourself in the long-term.

Looking forward to sharing Part 2 of this guide. Until then, happy summer!

How will you awaken your sense of adventure and creativity? What ideas come to mind as you brainstorm and self-reflect to find your clarity? Let’s have a chat and get creative!

My joy as a makeup artist comes from helping those of us over 50 realize the potential of our best selves. We absolutely deserve to look and feel our best, and – with the right products and techniques – we absolutely can. Makeup can be a wonderful expression of our spirit, and it can also be just plain fun – especially when we use our favorite “best of the best” makeup products that never fail us.

So, in today’s article and accompanying video, I’m going to focus on a wonderful array of really outstanding makeup products which I feel are particularly top notch products for those of us over 50. Before recording the video I did my skin prep and my brows with my ABH Brow Powder Duo and Dip Brow gel. And I used my Sigma Eye Base in the color “Ignite.”

The Best of the Best Eyeshadows

There were three eyeshadow palettes that were in contention for the top spot as the “best of the best” today, but I have to go with a combination of my Natasha Denona Biba palette and my palette of single Sydney Grace eyeshadows to add some color.

I love the versatility of the neutral tones and colors of the Biba palette and the absolutely stunning shimmers that complement the neutrals. And the Sydney Grace colorful mattes are of equal quality and also stunning. The third palette that was in the running was my Transition palette from Dominique Cosmetics.

Two Great Face Primers Help Mature Skin

For face primer, I’m using my Benefit POREfessional Hydrating Primer on my nose and on either side of my nose along with a new favorite from Hourglass – their Vanish Primer – on the rest of my face. The Benefit primer does an excellent job of minimizing the appearance or larger pores, and the Hourglass primer helps to create a really lovely, blurred, airbrushed finish.

This Foundation Is Truly Special

And I’m more excited about the foundation I’ll be using than I’ve been about any foundation in a very long time. It’s Charlotte Tilbury’s Beautiful Skin Foundation which provides a medium coverage, hydrates and helps smooth and blur pores. But I feel the biggest benefit of this foundation is that it brightens the skin – noticeably – which is a huge benefit for those of us over 50.

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Drugstore and High End Concealer

To help cover dark circles under my eyes, I’m using Elf’s Hydrating Camo Concealer in Light Peach as a corrector and will tap Fair Beige over it. Clinque’s Even Better Concealer in “Alabaster” is my “go-to” concealer for my age spots.

A Contour that Makes All the Difference

Originally, I thought I’d definitely be using EM Cosmetics’ contour stick in “Terra” as my contour which works beautifully because it’s a very soft formula. But, I recently tried another new contour which I like equally well – if not just a little bit better: Huda Beauty’s Tantour contour in the shade “Light.”  

I’ve found that it works best to stamp it on – which I’ll be doing with my Essence buffing brush – and then blend out the edges with my sponge.

This Blush Is Unique and Stunning

For blush I’m using a product which I’ve absolutely fallen in love with: makeup artist Patrick Ta’s Double Take Crème and Powder blush combination in “She’s a Doll.” I have this color in his limited edition palette that came out earlier, but all the colors in this palette are now sold separately.

Patrick Ta recommends applying the powder shadow first and then applying the crème blush over it. Layering the crème on top of the powder really melts the blush into the skin.

It’s gorgeous. Because the powder is so pigmented, I like to apply it with a light, fluffy brush and then pick up the crème blush with my damp makeup sponge and simply pounce it over the powder blush. Since I need to put a light dusting of translucent powder in my T zone area, I’ll do that next with my Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Powder.  

This Highlighter Is Unique

Choosing a favorite highlighter is like choosing a favorite child! But there’s just something about the color of the highlighter I chose – and the amount of glow – that really draws me in. It’s Charlotte Tilbury’s Beauty Highlighter Wand in “Spotlight” which is a rose gold color with silver light. The color is absolutely unique.

Finishing Powder Makes

Before applying lipstick, I’ll apply my Hourglass Ambient Light Finishing Powder, blush and bronzer. In the video I’m going to apply the Hourglass Ambient Light Finishing powder just to one side of my face first to see if we can tell the difference between the side with the finishing powder and the side without the finishing powder.

Then I’ll apply the finishing powder to the other side of my face. And my final step before lipstick is to go over every part of my face with a dampened sponge.

Lipstick for the Final Touch

Before applying my lipstick, I’m applying my Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer around the edge of my lips first, then my L’Oreal Age Perfect Lip liner (to prevent feathering) followed by my lipstick and gloss, which, unfortunately, are no longer available. We now have the finished look.

Using our “best of the best” products which never fail us is a wonderful way to give us an added boost of confidence throughout the day!

What are your top “best of the best” makeup products that never fail you? Are they long-time favorites or have your products been purchased more recently? What’s your most recently purchased favorite product? Have any of your favorite products gone out of sale? Do you miss them? Have you found replacements?

Lisa Rinna’s Crystal Embellished Loafers

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There were just too many amazing shoes to choose from on last night’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. But when I spotted Lisa Rinna’s crystal embellished loafers and saw they were in stock, the choice to feature them was easy.  Now I have to face the more decision of whether I want to eat for the next month or look at these lovely loafers on my feet.

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Lisa Rinna’s Red Satin Platform Mary Jane Pumps, Printed Bodysuit and Sunglasses

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Some things are subjective when it comes to what the Real Housewives say. But when Lisa Rinna said that she absolutely couldn’t wear her red satin mary jane platforms pumps in the mud at Sutton’s house it was 100% facts. I mean at a RHOBH gathering it’s a guarantee that someone is going to be dragged through the mud, and it definitely shouldn’t be Rinna with these shoes on.

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I think we’ve all experienced cracked hands in the winter. Not to be gross, but it’s just what happens when cold weather comes around and naturally takes a toll on our skin. We constantly use our hands, making cracks and dry flakes feel all the more painful. However, you don’t have to endure this common skin concern year after year. While there are tons of remedies on the market, I’ve only ever found one that actually works.

My ultimate skin savior is Neutrogena’s Norwegian Formula Hand Cream. After years of trying products that smelled weird, left my hands slimy or straight up didn’t do anything, I did my research and came across this game-changing product. 

You might think I’m being overdramatic, but I’ve been using it for a few years now, and I’ve even gotten my mom, sister and friend hooked. Trust me, with this wondrous product, you won’t ever need another hand cream again, and you most certainly won’t go through winter with dry skin any longer.  

“I’ve tried dozens of lotions, but this is the only one that fixes cracking and splitting on my hands,” wrote one shopper who gave the product a perfect rating.

RELATED: The 10 Best Face Moisturizers For Avoiding Dry, Cracked Skin This Fall—According To Dermatologists 

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You’ve likely never heard of this under-the-radar hand cream, but it’s actually been around longer than you. Let us explain. Going decades and decades back, Norwegian fishermen dealt with extremely chilly weather conditions. So when their hands would get chapped in the cold, they decided to create a glycerin-powered hand cream.

According to the brand, in 1969, Lloyd Cotsen, then president of Neutrogena, was in charge of advertising the fishermen’s O.G. recipe. After rubbing the fishermen’s concoction onto his hands, the dryness immediately vanished. And that, folks, is how Neutrogena’s Norwegian Formula Hand Cream came to be. 

That’s quite the story, but you’ll just have to try the arctic fishermens’ formula for yourself. It contains a high concentration of glycerin—40 percent, to be exact. It’s so strong that you really only need a tiny dot. According to Neutrogena, each tube holds 200 applications, meaning you’re good to go for the entire winter (and beyond).

The formula is also hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic and fragrance-free. Heck, it’s even certified by the National Eczema Association, so you know it’s even suitable for super sensitive skin.

The product has earned a 4.8-star rating on Amazon, with 1,500 reviewers giving it a perfect score. 

“This is my favorite hand cream and has been for many years,” wrote one shopper. “I always have it around, leave tubes around the house and carry them on the go. It does the job and lasts a long time,” they added.

“I have super sensitive skin (acute dermatitis) that acts up only on my hands. My dermatologist recommended this for me for daily use and I LOVE it,” wrote another shopper. “I now keep a tube in just about every room and one in the door of my car!”

For instant, lasting hydration and silky smooth hands, try Neutrogena’s Norwegian Formula Hand Cream. You might as well stock up now with this six-pack, since we’ll bet a million bucks you’re never going to use another hand cream again.