Wondering what style, cut and type of bathing suit is your best bet to look Young and Hip on the beach this summer? Read How Not To Look Old In A Swimsuit, an interview I did with Oprah.com to find out!

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Learn about getting the right fit, if shopping from the sale rack is a good choice and some summer must haves in The San Diego Union Tribune's article from Friday, May 22 about some of my best advice for 40+ women!

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The Palm Beach Post published an article on Sunday, May 17 with some of my best-buy purchases, and tips specifically for Southern Floridian women about what looks just aren't working:

How to look younger with a few wardrobe adjustments
By STACI STURROCK
Palm Beach Post Fashion Editor
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Botox? Breast lift? Birkin bag?

It needn't cost a fortune to shave off the years and update your style.

In fact, says Charla Krupp, author of the bestselling How Not to Look Old (which came out in an updated paperback version earlier this month), looking youthful is often about knowing what not to wear.

"You can actually lose 10 years if you just get rid of the clothes, jewelry and accessories that are weighing you down and making you look like yesterday's news," Krupp says.

Krupp created this customized-for-South-Florida list of items whose expiration date has passed:

1. Thin gold necklaces

Sell them, Krupp says. It's rarely been easier to sell your gold for cash.

(While she's at it, Krupp urges women to nix necklaces that show how many grandchildren they have. 'Carry a brag book in your bag instead.')

2. Bras that lack bounce

Say bye-bye to that stretched-out bra (and, for that matter, tube tops and bustiers). 'You need to keep the girls up.'

3. Clip-on button earrings

'Not happening this decade!'

(Another aging accessory: 'Choker necklaces, which now choke you.')

4. Crocs

'Is there a more unflattering shoe?'

5. Cut-off shorts and Daisy Dukes

'Not classy at a certain age.'

6. Sparkly eye shadow

'Wearing this is like shining a spotlight on crinkly eyelids.'

7. Powder blush

'Like dusting the top of your wrinkles! Powder is the enemy of dry, aging skin.'

8. Dark, matte lipstick

'You need all the shine you can get - so no more matte, and keep it light! Pinky, peachy, not orange or red or wine.'

9. Dark lip pencil

'Drawing a line around your mouth and making it obvious will only exaggerate a thin lip line.'

10. Artificial nails

'Save yourself a ton of money and take these off! Grow your own nails and look younger and hipper.'


5 items to buy:
Wear these five always-youthful items, says How Not to Look Old author Charla Krupp:

1. A cotton shift dress

'So easy, just zip up and you're done. Lilly Pulitzer, even better.'

2. A tunic

'Dressy ones for evening, casual for the beach or shopping.'

3. White jeans

'Under everything! Even at night.'

4. A cropped cotton shrug

Wear it around your shoulders in overly air-conditioned shops, movie theaters or restaurants.

5. A slimming one-piece swimsuit

Keep it simple, in a dark jewel-toned solid color, and you'll look your best, Krupp says.

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If you want to look Young & Hip this summer, don't dry clean your jeans! One of the tell-tale signs of looking old is a woman with perfectly creased blue jeans, since they're supposed to be more casual. After all, would a 20-year-old ever dry clean her jeans?

Instead, you should turn them inside out, put them in the washing machine and use a great laundry detergent that will keep the color vibrant, the shape intact, and preserve your pair's quality long after you buy them. I think Tide Total Care does a great job of this, so once you find your favorite pair of dark denim bootcut jeans, do your best to protect them as long as possible...and stash all that cash you saved at the dry cleaners!

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Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the event!

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Thanks to my media friends in Dallas on April 30, 2009 who helped spread the word about fast and effortless ways that women can look younger this summer!

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Friday, May 1, Sephora at North Park in Dallas...what a great group of cast members at this Sephora store!

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The Honolulu Star Bulletin ran a story on May 14th about HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD, and the differences between looking OL and Y&H. (That's "Old Lady" and "Young & Hip", if you're not familiar!) For some quick tips on hair, lips and clothes that can instantly make you look younger, make sure to read the article!

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Summer's almost here, and to look your best in warm weather clothing, you really need a shaper like Wacoal's Try A Little Slenderness High-Waist Pant, $58 in the shapewear section at Bloomingdale's.

You may have seen it on Monday morning's CBS Early Show, but unlike other shapers, it's high-waisted and has a long leg, so everything between your bra band and your thigh is completely smoothed out. No bumps, no tummies, and no panty lines makes your favorite summer dress look that much better, and makes you automatically look ten pounds thinner!

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Click the image above to watch a May 11 segment featured on Dallas' CW 33 with some of my quick makeup fixes for women wanting to look younger!

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Read about my tips for the best dresses, hairstyles, makeup, undergarments, footwear and accessories to wear on your son or daughter's big day on Brides.com, or by clicking on the photo above!

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Watch this clip from my May 12th appearance on The Early Show on CBS (immediately after the commercial) to find out some of my favorite tips for what to wear to flatter your figure this summer!

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A natural-looking blush will instantly make you look younger and fresher, so much more than powder, and these two cream blushes are the best I've found.

NARS Orgasm blush has won best of beauty awards in almost every magazine and it's a terrific color, but the problem was it always came in a powder. NARS The Multiple Orgasm, $37 at Sephora and Sephora.com, pairs their universally flattering color with a sheer cream base, so you can look young and like you may have had, well, multiple!

Another great cream blush is Dior Pro Cheeks in Catwalk Pink or Hip Peach, $30 each at Sephora or Sephora.com. It gives your face radiance, and is very small, so you can fit it into your makeup bag no problem, which is perfect if you carry makeup around with you like I do.

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With Clarins' Bright Plus HP Brightening Peel, $42 at Sephora and Sephora.com, you really see immediate results. You put this peel on with a cotton pad and never have to take it off, and it really perks up your skin fast. You can really see it work, too - if you do one side of your face and not the other, you can actually see how much brighter your face looks!

The older we get, the brighter we want our skin to look. We want less age spots, less discoloration and less unevenness, and this peel is a great extra little boost that you can give to your skin every few days.

This is the one of the 150+ new Brilliant Buys in the paperback edition of HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD...out now!.

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Today's the day that the new paperback edition of HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD hits bookstores. I'm so excited that everyone can get all this valuable info at a fraction of the cost! Plus, all new salon lists and more than 150 new brilliant buys. In the words of the famous Houston radio personality Sam Malone: "Everyone with a uterus needs this book!"