2 Beauty Secrets From A Dutch Supermodel
If anyone knows beauty, it's Dutch supermodel, cover girl and entrepreneur Frederique van der Wal. Even after superannuated from life in front of the camera,,, van der Wal keeps it gorgeous, so we reached out to see if she'd spill her secrets for staying beautiful, inside and out.
My “secrets” for aging well really aren’t such big secrets. They mostly consist of common sense, and they mainly come from my Dutch heritage — many of the general habits we regularly practice in Holland are excellent ways to treat your skin and body right so that they naturally help minimize the effects of growing older.
Of course, some of the habits I practice now are things I picked up from my modeling days (models, makeup artists, and stylists are some of the best sources on how to deal with aging skin and hair).
Model or not, here are five easy things you can start doing right now to look your best, no matter how old you are:
1. Hydrate, inside or out.
In my book, moisturizing is almost as important as cleansing. But don’t think of it simply as an external thing (i.e., applying lotion or oil). For your best skin, you've got to hydrate internally as well.
Our skin is an organ and just like all the other organs in our body, it needs water to stay healthy and thrive. I know that if I'm parched, I immediately see it in my skin; when my skin is thirsty, it's taut and far less supple than if I'm hydrating well.
I try to drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Here's a little trick I like to do to make sure I get enough: keep a water bottle with you at all times and take a big sip every time you check your email.
2. Wash your face every day before bedtime.
First and foremost, I was taught to always clean my face at night before bed. This means that no matter how exhausted I am, how late it is, or how early I have to get up in the morning, I make sure to give my face a gentle cleansingbefore I climb under the covers.
Even though this seems like common sense, you'd be surprised at how easy it is to sometimes tell yourself it won't matter if you skip a night of cleansing. But trust me: if you forget, your skin won’t be able to breathe and renew itself while you're sleeping.
Leaving your face unwashed before bed is a recipe for clogged pores and new blemishes when your alarm goes off in the morning.
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