Time Tested

 

Time Tested Beauty Tips 

by Sam Levenson

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; Never throw out anybody.

Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

(This poignant little poem is often mistakenly attributed to Audrey Hepburn, who quoted it frequently. My emphasis added.)

Audrey - Again

Just finished reading Sam Wasson's Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.:  Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's and the Dawn of the Modern Woman.  A great summertime read!  Reminded all over again why we love Audrey Hepburn.  Class, beauty, and niceness rolled into one infamous little black dress.

(Interesting Fact:  According to Wasson, the artist was instructed to add the cat to the iconic movie poster for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to remind conservative audiences that Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly was a 'kook' and distract them from the whole inconvenient and unseemly call-girl aspect of the controversial character...)

Who doesn't love Audrey Hepburn and Givenchy for giving us this classic LBD? As Hepburn herself said, "My look is attainable.  Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the large sunglasses, and the little sleeveless dresses."  Maybe these oversized square sunglasses from Emilio Pucci would do the trick?

Borrow Audrey style this summer with a bateau necklines, slim trousers, flats, sleeveless tops,  wide-brimmed hats and, of course, your natural charm. Tres jolie, mon amis!

Mille tendresse!