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Are you trying to figure out these beauty questions:
1. Why do French women age so differently than most North Americans?
2. Why don’t Japanese women gain weight, and why don’t they seem to age?
3. What is the difference between dermabrasion and microdermabrasion?
4. Can really stop or reverse the aging process?
5. Can too many peels thin your skin to the point where it no longer retains any moisture?
6. Do Caucasians age faster than black beauties?
7. Can darker skin beauties safely undergo laser resurfacing rejuvenation treatments?
8. Which are the latest and most effective anti-aging products available for your aging concerns?
9. Is it time to consult a cosmetic doctor?
10. What are cosmeceuticals and how to they differ from more popular anti-aging skincare brands?
11. How to control your adult acne?
12. How can you fade hyperpigmentation from scars or acne?
Every week, myBeautyMatch.com explores the latest and best anti-aging creams, gels, serums, age-proof hair care, cosmeceuticals, medical spa (and non-medical spa) treatments available to those determined to take control of how they age.
We also have a lot of great tips from beauty experts and celebrities who reveal some of the best kept beauty secrets.
Whether you are looking for the best super foods to add to your diet, or great ways to stay in shape as you age, or anti-aging skincare, or ways to balance your life, or the facts about non-surgical rejuvenation techniques, we’ll help you find the right “Beauty Match” for your “aging-well” needs.
Aging is one thing … wearing your biological age on your face and body is another thing!
About the Beauty Match™ Network Team
About Krizia – aka Miss K. (CEO, Founder and Aging-Well Expert)
Although Krizia has been a devotee of aging prevention since the age of 17, she discovered the power of anti-aging cosmeceutical serums, gels and treatments quite by accident. A simple package purchased a few years ago at a Yorkville (Toronto) medical spa for laser hair removal and the severe topical burn that followed the first laser treatment, forced Krizia to return to the spa for numerous curative treatments. Each follow-up treatment and each discussion with cosmetic nurses (and hours of research) led the way to a full-fledged fascination with pharmaceutically graded anti-aging products, skin resurfacing treatments, anti-aging products and the endless possibilities of preserving a youthful appearance as we age.
In recent years, Krizia has turned to meditation as a way to manage stress.
As a GenXer, Krizia is looking for ways of delaying if not bypassing more invasive surgeries while still feeling and looking as young as possible. Truth be told, Krizia will do just about anything to avoid painful procedures (and still today will ask her dentist if the sting from the syringe will hurt — as if 30+ years at the dentist would not answer that question). This strong desire to avoid pain at every cost has forced Miss K to look further than rejuvenation injections and plastic surgery in her aging-well quest and journey.
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A few things you may not know about Krizia:
1) I cannot wake up without an alarm clock and I need to press the snooze button at least 3 times before extracting myself from my bed.
2) I’m addicted to President’s Choice® “Just Peanuts” Old-Fashioned Peanut butter with no added sugar, salt or hydrogenated fat. I simply love it!
3) I speak three languages and because of that I sometimes invent my own words and sentence structures (just ask my editors).
4) I’ve edited and published a critically acclaimed lifestyle guide that sold in Canada, France, the USA, Germany and the U.K.
5) I’ve being following the “French culinary lifestyle aka French diet” since I began dating my ex-Parisian husband in the 1990s – the man never ate preserved or fast food.
6) I started to take exercising seriously in the mid-90s because an ex-colleague (Mark who was in his 40s) and a former boss (Chris who was in his late 30s) had explained how much of a huge difference a sustained exercise regime made as they went from their 20s to their 30s and their early 30s to their mid-30s (and beyond). I still remember Mark saying the best thing I could do was to join a gym over the weekend and keep at it. And if I didn’t like the gym to find an exercise I enjoyed and be strict with it. I’m happy I didn’t second guess that advice.
7) I too had the “Sharon Stone” epiphany – when I turned 36 I looked at myself and said…if this is aging…bring it on! Reportedly, Sharon Stone looked at herself on her 36th birthday and said: “If this is aging, then it’s not that bad” because she liked what she saw in the mirror. Even though Sharon Stone is approaching her 50s, very few of us would oppose looking that phenomenally beautiful at that age.
#8) A Parisian-based friend introduced me to the discipline of daily body exfoliation by using a hard exfoliation mitt in my early 20s. The first month of daily body exfoliation was almost painful, but I kept at it and more than a decade and a half later I can say that I have little cellulite, few stretch marks from my overweight teen years and some sort of control over my adult acne scars and uneven skin texture.
9) What I love the most about the anti-aging industry is that women and men over 35 have total control over how old they want to look.
10) A Latina friend of mine shared a friend-of-the family’s ultimate anti-aging secret – aloe vera gel…I was maybe 20 at the time and since then I won’t be caught dead without a bottle of pure organic aloe vera gel.
11) I used to be a personal chef and since then I’ve never stopped cooking homemade meals … even for one!
12) I am what you would call a health nut and believe that nutrition is a guarantee to aging well. I’ve been studying cooking and nutrition for over a decade!
13) I used to also be a food writer for about 5 years of my life.
14) Not a day goes by without my having to spell out my name and explain its origin. So here we go: Krizia is a diminutive of Lucretia/Lucrezia which is one of the oldest Italian names, dating back to the 5th century BC. The easiest way to remember the pronunciation of my name is to think of a popular Italian delight: pizza (I’ll have to thank my Californian friend Susanne for this brilliant word association). If you think of pizza and add “K and R” and remove the “P”, then you’ve got the almost-perfect pronunciation. If this is all too complicated, I really don’t mind if you call me Miss K!
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About Alexandra F.
Alexandra has been a huge Europhile since her first trip to Europe at the age of 15. At that young age, Alexandra started following European beauty and fashion trends and this passion has not slowed down with time.
When it comes to keeping abreast of beauty trends, Alexandra never gets tired of reading magazines and web sites that tackle beauty, fashion, health and fitness issues
Here are some of Alexandra’s aging-well secrets: fitness, dancing to her favorite music, laughter, friends, good food and good wine, organic Aloes Vera gel before applying her moisturizers, facials, Greens+ and Omega 3.
Alexandra also finds that reading a good book to be the best way to “get away” for a few minutes.
Ten Things you might not know about Alexandra
1) I live in San Diego, Ca – I love the beach and can’t image living anywhere else.
2) I think low fat cheese is a crime against humanity.
3) Although I’m a health nut, I LOVE hot Italian pancetta (Italian type of bacon).
4) I won’t wear a new pair of shoes until I’ve had the chance to admire them on my dresser for at least 48 hours.
5) I make a point to wear little or no black clothing during the summer.
6) My least favorite colour is green. When given the choice (even when I’m not given a choice) I always turn down anything green.
7) I use my blender more times in one week to make smoothies than most people use theirs in one year.
#8) I cannot eat radishes because I simply cannot digest them.
9) Although I love Asian cuisine, I still cannot eat with chopsticks and I always ask for a fork.
10) I really don’t enjoy comedic gigs, slapstick comedy or late night comic shows, but Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately) is the only late night comic show I’ve ever been able to watch with enjoyment and she’s the only comic that actually makes me laugh.
– It was only when Mary hit her mid-20s that she realized her skin was no longer as supple nor elastic as it used to be. Mary confesses to sleeping without washing off her makeup for days at a time in her twenties (bad girl), but recognizes that her no-routine habit didn’t cut it as she aged. These days, this GenXer religiously follows a skin-care regimen…and it shows.
Mary is a self-confessed beauty product addict! She’s all about the smell, the packaging, the look, but in the end when a product doesn’t work, she won’t give it a second thought and will simply toss it out with the trash.
And although Mary believes in working hard to staying beautiful, she’s not averse to some help along the way. In fact, Mary decided to get braces as an adult to feel completely comfortable with her looks. Braces are not the most pleasant experience (at any age), but the short-term pain was well worth it in the end for Mary.
Ultimately, that’s what beauty is all about – feeling good from the inside!
Ten things you may not know about Mary:1) I can’t keep my weight down unless I exercise regularly, drink lots of water, eat lots of fibre, and cut out gratuitous carbs. Trust me, there is no other way.
2) My beauty secret is simple: plenty of water, even more sleep, and copious amounts of moisturizer. Not to be forgotten, the secret that’s been passed down through my maternal line: Consuming lots of yogurt. It hasn’t been scientifically proven, as far as I know, but both my mother and grandmother are the proud owners of youthful skin!
3) I can quote from the films “Strictly Ballroom” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary” to fit any situation. When I lived in London , UK , I used to walk past sites in the city that appeared in Bridget Jones’s while playing her soundtrack on my Discman. Obsessive? Just a little.
4) A Scientology rep once tried to recruit me in Frankfurt when I was 19. It didn’t work. Shame. I could’ve been hanging out with the likes of Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
5) I have ridden a bike twice in my life. The second time lasted all of 87 seconds.
6) I am the best speller I know.
7) I am a Beatles-person, cat-person, Mr. Big-person. In case you were wondering, for I believe you probably were.
#8) I have a thousand cavities. Okay, maybe 6, but I’ve lost count. This is because I cannot live without chocolate, croissants, and cake. In that order.
9) The best meal I ever had was in Paris. Glazed duck on a bed of polenta. Tarte tatin, wine, and escargots. Clichéd, perfect, wonderful. I vaguely remember running to the pay phone outside the restaurant to call my then-boyfriend, now-fiancé to tell him we must move to France immediately.
10) In my spare time, I indulge with books by Ian McEwan, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Bill Bryson, and Joanne Harris; hunt down first-edition copies of Roald Dahl books, cook a mean goat cheese quiche, and play Brahms on the piano.
11) My favourite time-killer is surfing celebrity gossip sites for the latest scoop on Hollywood’s who’s who.
Why did Mary pick this photo? Yonka’s Gommage is my fave product! It’s like microdermabrasion in a tube … whenever my skin feels blotchy or dull, I only have to use it and I am rejuvenated.
Colleen has also been a curious sort of person always wondering why people use certain products on their face, cheeks, eyes, and lips, especially having a bucket-load of older cousins who introduced her to her first lipsmackers. She’s been hooked on lipglosses since.
Another love of Colleen is eyeliner. Since the beginning of high school, if not earlier, she has been addicted to it and thinks her face looks weird without it. Safe to say, you probably won’t ever catch her without wearing eyeliner. She’s experimented with a lot of different colours and is incredibly fond of purple, which thankfully compliments her brown eyes very nicely.
The other joys in Colleen’s life now are writing, photography and scrapbooking. You’d be surprised how therapeutic and satisfying scrapbooking is.
Ten things you might not know about Colleen
1) I have not bought a greeting card for years now. I prefer to make my own cards.
2) I’m not lactose intolerant but I don’t like to eat cheese if I can help it.
3) I could eat tofu for the rest of my life and I would be very content.
4) I like things displayed symmetrically.
5) I am obsessed with my magic bullet.
6) I drink at least 3 cups of tea and coffee a day.
7) Since living in Toronto I have had to moisturize my skin twice a day.
#8) I just learned how to whistle a year ago.
9) I really started to like MAC lipgloss when I realized one of my favourite soap opera characters wore it.
10) I am also obsessed with the food network. I watch it before I go to bed.
Why did Colleen pick this photo?I love MAC Cosmetics lipglosses!
Meet the rest of the team!
Eleni discovered the magic of cosmetics and fashion at an early age – did those interests ever cost her parents a lot!
In the days before part-time jobs, she used petroleum jelly as both lip gloss and mascara, while baby powder worked double duty as highlighter under the brows.
This Baby Boomer has always followed her heart working in fashion which evolved into a career in the arts. She considers her stint in banking as a bad dream.
Although Eleni lives in Toronto , her shopping expertise is borderless. She can shop online with the best of them! Some of her best finds are eBay treasures and all the delivery people know her.
Eleni is also a film buff who attends as many local film festivals as possible. Sitting through four films in a row is not unheard of. She justifies it simply as achieving one of the anti-aging rules – no overexposure to the sun!
Why did Eleni pick this photo? Pur Minerals 4-in-1 foundation is my all-time fave product … I’ve converted at least 6 friends onto it!
A self-proclaimed film fest junkie with a particular appreciation for documentaries, Daphne is just as comfortable in an urban setting as she is in a country flea market, always looking for that great find.
This Baby Boomer also loves music and has the iTunes library to prove it. Checking out her playlist is always an adventure filled with new discoveries of the new and memories of the classics.
Daphne learned how to drive at 13 and has not been without wheels since. She’s well known for her backyard barbecues. Her life changed forever with the addition of the cutest, funniest, most spirited dog ever – a shih-poo named Lucy!
Working in a high-tech fast paced environment leaves little time for an exercise regime, so the brand new Wii Fit matches her lifestyle to a T. She will also try to source some quick and easy beauty fixes for you.
Why did Daphne pick this photo? Daphne really liked this product a lot when she recently reviewed it because it left her hair soft and bouncy!
About our Beauty Match Tested & Tried sections
Have you ever heard of (or read about) an amazing anti-aging product and sprinted to your nearest retailer to find out that a 30ml of power serum cost $200? Did you give in and pull out your gold card or did you retreat to your nearest favourite coffee shop to think about it a little more? Should you or shouldn’t you buy it? Will it work for your specific beauty concerns?
Before spending your money on anti-aging gels, serums, creams, masques and medical spa procedures that might or might not work for your particular anti-aging concern, we do the research and bring you the facts. Once you know what to expect from any given anti-aging serum, gel, creams, lotion, masque, peel or medical spa procedure, you’ll be able to make a more informed decision.
Seriously, spending $200 on any product is not a problem, as long as you know what you’re getting into!
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