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I had to share some beauty advice, because I'm a photographer/model who runs a model group I am always asked advice.  Sometimes I don't always follow my own advice but I do know what I am supposed to do to stay healthy, pretty and young looking and stick with it at least 90% of the time.

For starters, my 2 favorite magazines for beauty tips and advice along with every day fashion are Glamour & Allure.  Recently I've read an article in the September 2009 issue of Allure "Mom Was Right" saying which of the usually nagging tips moms always give really where right.  I'd recomend checking that article out it covers everything I'm about to tell you.

1)  Stay away from refined processed sugar and foods.  Eating white bread & white sugar not only is bad for your body but your skin and causes breakouts.

2) Very important, and I want to stress this to women of color as well because it is often perceived not necessary for them.  Too much sun is the leading cause of wrinkles and skin damage!!! No seriously, as a photographer I have worked with all different shades of men & women and one of the worst things I see in skin (that I have to clean up badly in photo shop) is skin damage from light fair skin to dark complexion.  You will know you have skin damage from the sun because your skin is not all one skin tone, it is blotchy and even course in certain areas.  If you want to model especially this is a big no-no.  To prevent it use SPF & UV sun screen protection in your every day lotions, and cover up if you plan on staying in the sun a long period of time.  An umbrella works wonders.  If you have skin damage, I'd recomend using a good exfolient & mud mask.  That should be a weekly ritual anyways.

3) Smoking is another big source of wrinkles in case you didn't know yet (are you under a rock?)

4) Leaving hair on you face or your back can also cause break outs.  I've seen this before as well when taking pictures and it's a real pain to photo shop.  If you want to model you want to take care of your skin, photographers, designers, anyone who you may want to work with are less likely to work with you if you have pimples no matter how pretty you are.

5) Please please please, always remove make up as soon as you can, never leave it on all day.  Also clean your brushes (simple warm soap and water does it.  I use my shampoo and make up remover if it's not coming out).  Make up will ruin your skin so wearing it all day every day is not goot at all.

6) You may have heard this a thousand times but drinking water and eating real fruits and vegetables, getting your natural vitamins is the best source to giving you good healthy skin.  Trust me from my own experience, since I've starting eating fruit and vegetables instead of starchy carbohydrates all day I feel and look so much better.

I hope this helps, stay tuned I will be giving out more tips to help models, entertainers and every day beautiful people.