Many of us still are searching for the Fountain of Youth. We go to all extremes to look younger. We spend endless dollars on surgical face lifts to bioxin treatments. There are other methods, not as drastic, to assist in giving us a more youthful look, make us feel better about ourselves, and not as costly.

Also, looking younger is not always about great skin or a terrific body. Sometimes there are little things we can do to help us appear years younger than what we really are. Read below for some tips.

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Healthy smooth skin and a smile

Eat a healthy, nutritious diet and drink water every day. You hear it all the time, you are what you eat. Proper nutrition is key to looking your best and living a longer, healthy life.
Try to treat yourself to a weekly sauna. This helps the blood in your skin circulate better and brings all of the healthy nutrients to your face. You look better and younger! Saunas leave your skin super soft and you'll get an instant healthy glow!
Wash your face at least twice a day, gently with a soft wash cloth. Use an exfoliate once a week to remove dead skin, moisturize to replace the moisture removed from the treatment.
Use a good quality sun screen to protect your skin to ward off skin cancer.
Exercise to improve your shape and muscle tone. Include both aerobic (cardiovascular) as well as anaerobic (strength-building) exercise to be fit, trim and feel great longer.
Learn to have a positive, rather than negative attitude. The way you think, reflects on the way you look. Frowning causes wrinkles faster than smiling and makes you look less attractive.
Learn something new. You look the best when you feel fulfilled.
Don't ever start smoking or quit. Oxygen is our best friend.
The number one thing that ages people is their hairstyle. If you want to look younger, keep up with the trends. Do not get stuck in a style you have been wearing for years. Buy a hairstyle book and take it to your stylist.
- If your stylist is old fashioned get a new one. Look at the current actors or actresses. They are most often up to date, and you can follow their style, but modify it to make it your own.
- Color your hair. Get a beautiful color that works with your skin tone, and add some highlights or lowlights if blonde to give it depth. For very dark hair, lighten up. Hair that is too dark can be harsh.
- For hair that is too light, add some lowlights. Ashy and too light colors can wash you out. Gold tones are great for adding color. Do not be afraid of red. Red and gold are the colors of youth and vitality.
- Keep the hair and makeup effects natural. That means to color the hair and use makeup, but go for a natural effect.
Makeup should be light and airy. Go for a light moisturizing, hydrating skin brightener for a base. Follow with a light powder and then brush on a small amount of pinkish blush on the cheeks.
Eye tones should be neutral and soft.
Buy a lipstick that makes teeth appear whiter. Whiter teeth make you look younger.
- Keep your lips moist and glossed. Wrinkled lips are a dead giveaway.
Speaking of whiter teeth, get a tooth whitener, or go to the dentist and have it done. This takes years off instantly.
If you can get a moisturizing facial once a week, do so. If not, try to go once a month. The manipulations are great for the skin tone. If you cannot afford this, then do an at home facial using a honey mask. (Read my honey mask article).
Keep your nails done, but keep them light. It is youthful to have a natural effect.
Keep your hands moisturized at all times. Dry hands are a dead age giveaway.
Fashion is the number two biggest mistake people make. If you want to appear younger, you have to dress young, but not too young. There is such a thing as going too far.
- Look at the mannequins in the store. Do not go to the old lady or man department. Stay in the juniors. Do not get carried away though. Keep it young, but not too young. If it looks good on a ten year old, it is not for you.
- Look in current magazines and see what people are wearing. Tear out fashions you think are youthful and that you can wear. Even if you do not think you can wear it, try it on. Youth is all about trying new things, taking chances and being spontaneous.
Keep up with everything new. It's hard not to appear old when you seem to be stuck into the last century and know very little of the modern world.
- Listen to new music. Do not get stuck in the old stuff. Try to listen to at least a couple of new songs every week. This will help you stay current. A young attitude is very important to looking young.
- Try new things. Get involved in a sport, or take a class. This will help particularly if you are involved with younger people.
- Learn some young terms. Listen to how younger people speak. Pick up some new language. If you can speak and understand younger people, you will appear younger.
Smile a lot. Young people have bright eyes and bright smiles. When you smile it can take years off instantly.

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Look after your skin. Wrinkles are a major age giveaway. Shea butter has all the vitamins you need and it comes in many forms.
There are many fine products available to care for your skin to be found in Department Stores, or discount stores, priced to fit your budget.
There are also products targeted especially for men.
Try to avoid sunbathing. Instead of natural tanning or going to a tanning booth (the latter a huge no-no) use a tanning lotion.
Take multivitamins for vitality and health.
If eyes are bloodshot, use a product like Visine. Just do not use everyday. Red eyes are aging.
Keep your BMI in normal limits. Remember that, when you get older, being too skinny accentuates your wrinkles and lack of muscular tone (it happens to all of us, our skin is no longer so flexible than it was when we were young); you may want to gain a little weight if this is the case for you. On the other hand, avoid being overweight either; extra pounds may become the cause of some health issues at old age.

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Too much exercise, or too much sauna can harm instead of help. Everything in moderation is best.
Don't make frantic efforts to adopt new fashions and mannerisms to 'look' young, because it makes you appear pitiable.