i read 472 studies on INCREASING PHYSICAL BEAUTY in 10 STEPS (specific, proven, actionable)

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Resumen

TLDRIn this video, the creator shares insights from extensive research on beauty, emphasizing that looking better is achievable through science-backed methods. The discussion includes the importance of physical grooming, facial symmetry, and enhancing facial contrast. The creator highlights the significance of body proportions, skin tone, and effective skincare routines, including barrier repair and cellular turnover. Additionally, the video stresses the importance of sleep, diet, and avoiding harmful substances like sugar and alcohol. The creator encourages viewers to believe in their beauty potential and take care of themselves for a summer glow-up.

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  • 💡 Beauty is backed by science and is attainable.
  • 📚 The creator read over 400 studies to provide tips.
  • 🧖‍♀️ Physical grooming enhances social leverage.
  • 🔍 Facial symmetry is a universal beauty marker.
  • 🍏 Diet rich in omega-3s improves skin health.
  • 🌙 Sleep is crucial for skin repair and attractiveness.
  • ☀️ SPF protects against harmful UV rays.
  • 🧴 Key skincare ingredients include Sika and niacinamide.
  • 🚫 Avoid sugar and alcohol for better skin.
  • 💪 Believe in your beauty potential and self-care.

Cronología

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The speaker discusses their extensive research on beauty, reading over 400 studies to provide scientifically-backed tips for a summer glow-up. They emphasize that beauty is more objective than perceived and can be achieved through effort and self-care, encouraging viewers to believe in their potential for improvement.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    The importance of physical grooming is highlighted as a non-negotiable aspect of enhancing attractiveness. The speaker explains how taking care of one's appearance can lead to better social treatment and opportunities, reinforcing the idea that looking put-together can influence perceptions of intelligence and capability.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:15:00

    Facial symmetry is presented as a universal marker of beauty, with tips on how to create the illusion of symmetry through grooming techniques. The speaker mentions specific features that are considered attractive and suggests methods like makeup and facial exercises to enhance one's appearance.

  • 00:15:00 - 00:20:00

    The concept of facial contrast is introduced, explaining how differences in color and glow around facial features can enhance youthfulness and attractiveness. The speaker advises focusing on makeup techniques that highlight the eyes, lips, and eyebrows to achieve a more youthful look.

  • 00:20:00 - 00:26:24

    The speaker discusses body proportions, particularly the waist-to-hip ratio for women, and provides scientific evidence on how to achieve this through exercise and posture. They also emphasize the importance of skin tone and diet in enhancing overall attractiveness, recommending specific foods and skincare practices.

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  • What is the main focus of the video?

    The video focuses on scientific studies related to beauty and tips for enhancing one's appearance.

  • How many studies did the creator read?

    The creator read over 400 studies but narrowed it down to around 70 for the video.

  • What is one key tip for enhancing beauty?

    Building a physical grooming routine is essential for enhancing beauty.

  • What role does facial symmetry play in attractiveness?

    Facial symmetry is a universal marker of beauty and is associated with health and physical development.

  • How can diet affect skin appearance?

    A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vegetables can improve skin health, while avoiding sugar and alcohol is crucial.

  • What is red light therapy?

    Red light therapy is a technique that boosts skin healing and rejuvenation, proven effective through numerous studies.

  • Why is sleep important for beauty?

    Adequate sleep is essential for skin repair and overall attractiveness.

  • What skincare ingredients are recommended?

    Ingredients like Sika, penthanol, ceramides, snail mucin, and niacinamide are recommended for skin barrier repair.

  • What is the significance of SPF?

    Using SPF protects against UV rays that can cause skin damage and aging.

  • How can one achieve a glow-up?

    By following the tips provided in the video, including grooming, skincare, diet, and lifestyle changes.

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  • 00:00:00
    Did I actually read that many studies on
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    how to look better? Honestly, yeah. And
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    I did it for you to glow up this summer.
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    You can't argue with science. In fact,
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    my theory is some of the things I'm
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    mentioning is the reason why everyone
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    looks way better these days compared to
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    30, 40 years ago. If you're wondering
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    how are you doing your research, I
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    locked in. You guys already know I store
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    all my to-dos and projects on my exile's
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    daily planner. And I needed a second
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    brain for this one because I spent so
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    much time going through scientific
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    journals, research sites, Google
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    Scholar. And once I get my info, I
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    quickly dump it into my research project
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    space so that I can bring to you blowup
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    gate with APA citation. When I first
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    started researching, I was only aiming
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    for about 50 or 100 studies max. I ended
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    up reading over 400 total, but I had to
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    edit this down into around 70 that
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    actually made it into the video. And
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    because I kept adding new things as I
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    worked, I had to make my Exiles project
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    look cute and aesthetic. If you like how
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    my planner looks, you can get Xiles at
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    the link in my video description for
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    free. But you see how beauty is earned.
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    It's not given. I'm a beautiful nerd. I
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    almost lost my mind for you so you can
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    glow up. And because of that, there's so
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    much science and proven research behind
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    what people find beautiful. And in case
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    you're wondering, well, I'm so ugly. I'm
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    doomed. Well, that's not true because I
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    learned that beauty is a lot more
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    objective than it seems. And because of
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    that, it's actually very attainable. So
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    even if you don't believe in yourself, I
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    believe in you. I also read so many
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    studies on why attractive people have an
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    easier life. I mean, we already know.
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    And so every single beauty tip that I
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    give to you today is scientifically
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    proven to give you more pretty
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    privilege. Beauty is an easy way for you
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    to gain power. And there is no excuse
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    because I did not excuse myself. The old
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    me gave me everything that I have now.
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    My channel is all about evolving
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    physically, mentally, spiritually. And
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    in fact, I'm focusing on glow up videos
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    for the rest of the month. So like and
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    subscribe, and I promise you, you will
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    glow up. Number one, start building a
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    physical grooming routine. Before I get
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    into it, obviously none of this is
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    professional advice. I am not a doctor,
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    but I am referencing all of the same
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    studies and scientific research that
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    your professionals also reference. But
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    here's the first tip. Here's why
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    physical grooming is absolutely
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    non-negotiable. Having habits that take
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    care of your appearance gives you more
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    social leverage, and it's a very easy
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    way to gain power. I promise you, nobody
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    would take my advice seriously if I
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    looked the way that I used to back when
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    I clearly didn't take care of myself.
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    Consequentially, this is also where a
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    self-fulfilling prophecy happens. Just
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    by putting in effort and looking put
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    together makes people believe that you
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    are more attractive. And the way that
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    people treat you because of the way you
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    look makes you believe that you're more
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    attractive because that's confirmation.
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    When you look presentable to the world,
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    you also look smarter, more trustworthy,
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    more respectable. You have a higher
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    chance of getting jobs, promotions, a
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    second date, a lighter prison sentence.
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    This is why serial deleters have fan
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    clubs. In life, attractive people get
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    more and also get away with more. You
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    can demonstrate to people that you are
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    disciplined, capable, sociable,
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    intelligent just by the way you look
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    alone. If you can at least don't smell
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    bad, have clean nails, clear skin,
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    neatly styled hair that suits you, a
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    polished outfit, don't have anything
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    stuck in your teeth, and know how to
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    camouflage your flaws. That alone will
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    earn you the halo effect, even if
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    nothing else changes. Number two,
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    enhancing facial symmetry. Facial
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    symmetry is considered a universal
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    marker of beauty because it shows that
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    you're healthy and physically developed.
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    Supermodel Adriana Lima's face is
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    considered one of the most symmetrical
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    model faces known to mankind. Now, I'm
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    not going to go too deep into specific
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    details like golden ratios or
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    measurements. But this study is super
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    eye opening. Literally, it says that men
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    and women prefer symmetrical faces that
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    combine an innocent but sexy look. Some
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    things that come up include cupidie doll
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    faces, meaning large eyes, small nose,
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    and small mouth, but full lips combined
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    with lush maturity like thick hair, dewy
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    skin, high cheekbones, a firm jaw and
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    chin. While you can't naturally change
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    your bone structure, you can create the
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    illusion of facial symmetry with
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    grooming choices like eye makeup, brow
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    shaping with brow mapping techniques,
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    evening out your skin tone with skincare
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    or makeup, facial contouring, filler,
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    teeth whitening, and facial exercises to
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    create a more symmetrical face. There
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    are so many types of facial exercises
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    out there, but the easiest one you can
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    do today is a gouacha. If you don't have
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    a tool, make sure to use clean hands and
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    some moisturizer and just do upward
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    motions. soft pressure, not too hard.
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    Don't pull your skin. And don't worry,
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    I'm going to get into other things like
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    skin, hair, makeup in detail very soon.
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    Number three, facial contrast
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    enhancement. So, what does that even
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    mean? Technically, it means the
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    difference in glow and color between the
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    eyes, mouth, and eyebrows and the skin
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    around these features. Here's a photo of
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    the difference between high and low
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    contrast. Specifically, with women, this
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    makes them look younger and more
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    feminine. There are two studies led by
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    this researcher named Porscheon on
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    facial contrast and aging. And they
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    found that facial contrast significantly
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    around the eyes and the mouth declines
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    as you age no matter what ethnicity you
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    are. And faces with artificially
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    increased contrast, like with makeup,
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    for example, they're judged to look
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    younger. Studies have also proven that
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    aging and constant exposure to the sun
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    affects our skin. And it seems that
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    women generally lose facial contrast as
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    they get older, particularly in the eyes
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    and mouth areas. Women look younger when
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    their eyebrows, their eyes, and their
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    lips stand out more. There are also
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    other studies within that paper that
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    showed a higher contrast also increases
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    attractiveness regardless of your age.
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    This is true no matter what culture
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    you're from. So, when you do makeup,
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    focus on your eyebrows, your eyes, and
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    your lips. And use opposing colors to
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    the color wheel relatively to your eye
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    color to make your eyes pop more or just
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    add a bit more strategic highlights and
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    shadows. I personally have small eyes,
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    but I like to make my eyes bigger
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    because that's another indicator of
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    beauty. Stronger eyebrows also help, but
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    personally I have bangs instead of
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    eyebrows. And of course, fuller lips
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    with a natural rosy color instead of
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    going too harsh. Number four, body
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    proportions. And this one is
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    specifically for women. There was a
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    study that found that a waist to hip
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    ratio of around 0.7 is a consistent
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    predictor of perceived female
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    attractiveness across pretty much all
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    cultures. Even more so than facial
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    features, body shape played a huge role
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    in how attractive someone was rated. So,
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    how can you achieve more of that ratio?
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    Glow-up efforts like working out, for
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    example, training your core, and lucky
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    you because I found three very recent
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    studies that prove you can actually spot
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    reduce stomach fat, specifically through
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    core balancing workouts, high rep
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    aerobic cardio, like for example, F
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    circuits paired with endurance cardio.
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    And you repeat these in sets. I know
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    some of you like to fight me and be
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    like, "Oh, well, that's not true. You
  • 00:06:29
    can't spot reduced fat." Well, can you
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    argue with science? because I found
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    studies that you can. You can also build
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    your glutes by doing stepups, deadlifts,
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    hip thrusts, and squats. And just as
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    much as you can spot reduce your
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    abdominal fat, you can also increase the
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    muscles on your butt. Correcting your
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    posture helps too, which is very easy.
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    Just sit and stand up straight at a 90°
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    angle and try not to hunch your back.
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    And even with waist sculpting or waist
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    training, that can also visually enhance
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    your waist to hip ratio. Number five,
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    skin tone and color. There are a few
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    studies that I found where people with
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    more oxygenated keratenoid rich skin
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    tones, meaning rosy cheeks and golden
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    undertones, were consistently rated as
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    healthier and more attractive even when
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    their facial structure remain the same.
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    And this is true across all shades of
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    skin tones. Obviously, you can use
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    makeup like foundations, bronzers, and
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    blush to get a rosier complexion. But
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    you can also enhance these signals
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    naturally through exercise to improve
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    your circulation or eat a diet that's
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    rich in fruits and vegetables that
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    contain carotenoids, meaning
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    specifically these vegetables that I'm
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    listing here. But also another shortcut
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    can basically be to look out for
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    vegetables that are red, orange, and
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    green, and eat a lot of it. You can also
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    try treatments like red light therapy or
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    exfoliation. All of these things can
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    improve the glow of your skin or, you
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    know, self-tanner, but don't go too
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    orange. I'm really excited about this
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    one because I have so many studies. But
  • 00:07:52
    another way to glow up fast is to focus
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    on skin barrier repair. That's how you
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    get your glass skin. This is the point
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    where I read the most studies. So, if
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    you ask me the most effective way to get
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    clear, glowy, youthful skin, I would say
  • 00:08:04
    focus on cellular turnover and barrier
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    repair. Cellular turnover is how quickly
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    old dead skin cells are replaced with
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    new ones. Especially if you have acne
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    scars, pigmentation issues, or if you're
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    worried about wrinkles or dull skin.
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    This process of cellular turnover
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    naturally slows down as you age, and it
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    also slows with sun damage, pollution,
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    and dehydration. While activives like
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    using retinol or vitamin C or AHA, BHA
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    are good for encouraging cellular
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    turnover, too much and too harsh of a
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    good thing can also be a bad thing. that
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    can weaken your skin barrier and that
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    will cause your skin to thin out which
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    will make you age faster that creates a
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    more dull complexion and irrima meaning
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    redness on your face. But speaking from
  • 00:08:45
    experience and I'm going to show you
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    once you start treating the redness
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    correctly it eventually goes away. I
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    promise. I recommend picking one active
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    maybe two max to add to your skincare
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    routine and don't use both on the same
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    routine. Obviously you also need a good
  • 00:08:58
    diet as well as healthy lifestyle habits
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    to support the cellular repair and give
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    your body more nutrients. Another way to
  • 00:09:04
    boost cellular turnover is to repair the
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    skin barrier as your skin rebuilds
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    itself. So, there are five main
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    ingredients that does exactly this. I'm
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    going to go over each of them with you.
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    I just like to get Korean beauty
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    products because Korean skincare is all
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    about barrier repair and most products
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    have these ingredients. 80% of my
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    skincare is from Korean brands and I buy
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    them from Yes Style, which is also the
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    biggest online platform for Asian
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    skincare, makeup, and they also sell a
  • 00:09:27
    ton of other lifestyle things. But
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    basically, I stopped buying all skin
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    care from Amazon because there's a lot
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    of reports lately about counterfeit
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    beauty products floating around Amazon,
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    and you definitely don't want fake stuff
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    on your face. By the way, Yes Style is
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    sponsoring this video, but I've been
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    buying products from there for a while,
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    so it wouldn't have mattered. I would
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    have told you this anyway. It was
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    life-changing for me, especially
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    because, for example, with Korean
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    sunscreen, which is known to be more
  • 00:09:50
    advanced, you cannot buy some of these
  • 00:09:52
    products in stores in the US because of
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    super outdated regulation. Yes. style
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    products are sourced from reputable
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    suppliers. Their Korean products are
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    imported directly from Korea. My skin
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    was actually kind of bad last month. So,
  • 00:10:04
    I think that's my mistake. I need to
  • 00:10:06
    work on rehealing my skin barrier. And
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    so, I actually worked on a new skincare
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    routine, focusing on only cellular
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    turnover and barrier repair with the
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    Korean skincare products I bought from
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    Yes Style. And you can see after a
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    month, this is how my skin looks now.
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    It's more even, less red, the bumps are
  • 00:10:20
    gone, and my pores shrink. Anyway, so
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    the first ingredient is called Sika,
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    also known as Santella Aiatica extract.
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    I've actually used this for surgical
  • 00:10:28
    wound healing. It's scientifically
  • 00:10:30
    proven to improve hydration, stop
  • 00:10:32
    moisture from leaving your skin. It's
  • 00:10:34
    anti-inflammatory, and it also helps
  • 00:10:36
    with re-epiilization, which means your
  • 00:10:39
    body creates new skin cells. By far,
  • 00:10:41
    this is my favorite ingredient. It's
  • 00:10:43
    super soothing for sensitive skin, and I
  • 00:10:45
    have multiple moisturizers and
  • 00:10:47
    sunscreens that have this ingredient. I
  • 00:10:49
    use this every day. The second
  • 00:10:51
    ingredient is pentthanol, also known as
  • 00:10:53
    vitamin B5. I have a cream that has both
  • 00:10:55
    sentella aiatica and pentanol and it's a
  • 00:10:57
    very healing moisturizer. This is also
  • 00:10:59
    one of the main ingredients in Aquafor,
  • 00:11:01
    but technically pentthanol cream is
  • 00:11:03
    better. Clinical studies are showing
  • 00:11:04
    that topical pentanol is used to reduce
  • 00:11:06
    inflammation, increase fibroblast
  • 00:11:08
    growth, meaning your skin builds
  • 00:11:10
    connective tissues as it heals and
  • 00:11:12
    speeds up skin barrier recovery. Creams
  • 00:11:14
    that have pentthanol also lead to faster
  • 00:11:16
    healing of wounds and complete barrier
  • 00:11:18
    restoration. about one week earlier than
  • 00:11:21
    untreated skin. The third ingredient is
  • 00:11:23
    ceramides. Ceramides are a key lipid in
  • 00:11:25
    the stratocornia, meaning it's a type of
  • 00:11:27
    fat tissue on your skin surface. In
  • 00:11:29
    fact, ceramides make up 50% of your skin
  • 00:11:32
    barrier. And creams of ceramides in it
  • 00:11:34
    replenishes that fat tissue on your skin
  • 00:11:36
    barrier that might get stripped off your
  • 00:11:38
    face with age with harsh skincare
  • 00:11:40
    routine. It also reduces inflammation
  • 00:11:42
    and helps your skin become less
  • 00:11:43
    sensitive. The fourth ingredient is
  • 00:11:45
    snail mucin filtrate. I know how that
  • 00:11:48
    sounds, but I love snails and their
  • 00:11:50
    mucin helps regenerate your skin. And I
  • 00:11:51
    promise you, they're not squeezing the
  • 00:11:53
    snails to get the mucin out. I came
  • 00:11:55
    across about 10 studies about skill
  • 00:11:57
    mucin where it was found to
  • 00:11:58
    significantly boost hydration, skin
  • 00:12:00
    elasticity, wound healing, and also
  • 00:12:02
    reduce the signs of aging by reducing
  • 00:12:05
    fine lines, wrinkles, and texture on
  • 00:12:07
    your face. It helps your body increase
  • 00:12:08
    re-epilation and boost growth factor,
  • 00:12:11
    which is the stem cell. You need this to
  • 00:12:13
    boost new skin cell growth. The fifth
  • 00:12:15
    ingredient which you might see a lot in
  • 00:12:17
    Korean beauty products is nioinamide.
  • 00:12:19
    It's also known as vitamin B3. Topical
  • 00:12:22
    nicotinomide increases ceramides in the
  • 00:12:24
    stratum corneium and improve skin
  • 00:12:26
    barrier function. There's actually a
  • 00:12:27
    12week control trial on women that I
  • 00:12:29
    read about where daily use of only 5%
  • 00:12:32
    nioinamide significantly reduce signs of
  • 00:12:35
    aging including saggginess including
  • 00:12:37
    fine wrinkles compared to placebo.
  • 00:12:39
    Placebo means everyone thought they're
  • 00:12:41
    getting this but only half of them did.
  • 00:12:43
    It was also proven to improve
  • 00:12:45
    elasticity, less yellowing and dullness,
  • 00:12:47
    and produces a smoother, more radiant
  • 00:12:49
    and even complexion in only 12 weeks. I
  • 00:12:52
    own quite a few products that have
  • 00:12:53
    nyinami in it, and it's a very common
  • 00:12:55
    skincare ingredient these days. I use a
  • 00:12:57
    mix of all of these five ingredients
  • 00:12:58
    that I mentioned every single day, and
  • 00:13:00
    I'm super confident in recommending all
  • 00:13:02
    of this to you. And of course, I also
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  • 00:13:22
    SPF. I know, I know you hear a lot about
  • 00:13:24
    SPF, but it is so important. Use
  • 00:13:26
    broadspectctrum sunscreen or even better
  • 00:13:28
    sunblock all day, every day. SPF 30 or
  • 00:13:31
    higher. And reapply if you're outside in
  • 00:13:33
    the sun. If you don't know what
  • 00:13:34
    broadspectctrum means, that means it
  • 00:13:36
    covers both UVA and UVB rays. UVA is the
  • 00:13:39
    one that can cause a tan and break down
  • 00:13:40
    collagen on your face. UVA ray causes
  • 00:13:42
    wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, meaning
  • 00:13:44
    your scars get dark and it penetrates
  • 00:13:47
    deep into your skin. UVA is a very very
  • 00:13:49
    sneaky can come through even on gray and
  • 00:13:52
    cloudy days. So if you sit by the window
  • 00:13:53
    during the daytime, it travels through
  • 00:13:55
    glass. So if you live in an apartment
  • 00:13:57
    like mine especially, I basically live
  • 00:13:59
    in a glass box. So I'm definitely being
  • 00:14:02
    hit by UVA rays all day long. And so you
  • 00:14:05
    bet I wear a sunblock the first thing I
  • 00:14:07
    wake up. So UVB is the one that causes
  • 00:14:09
    sunburn if you are out in the sun for
  • 00:14:11
    too long. It doesn't really come through
  • 00:14:13
    the glass, but both UVA and UVB can
  • 00:14:16
    contribute to skin cancer and melasma.
  • 00:14:18
    Now, I know there's a lot of talk these
  • 00:14:19
    days about visible light indoors or blue
  • 00:14:22
    light also contributing to melasma,
  • 00:14:24
    which is why I never not wear my SPF,
  • 00:14:26
    especially when I'm working at my desk
  • 00:14:28
    in front of screen. But I also read a
  • 00:14:30
    recent study that's testing out a UVA
  • 00:14:32
    UVB plus new blue light filter. So
  • 00:14:35
    hopefully we'll see blue light
  • 00:14:36
    sunscreens in the next few years. And
  • 00:14:38
    there is also a difference between
  • 00:14:40
    sunscreen and sunblock. The difference
  • 00:14:41
    is sunscreen is made of chemicals that
  • 00:14:44
    absorb UV radiation before it damages
  • 00:14:46
    your skin. So it's made of ingredients
  • 00:14:48
    like aobenzone, oxyenzone, octinosate.
  • 00:14:52
    It sounds chemicalish because it is.
  • 00:14:53
    This is usually easier to apply and
  • 00:14:55
    blend into your skin because it's
  • 00:14:57
    lightweight and sometimes it's invisible
  • 00:14:59
    so it doesn't leave a white cast.
  • 00:15:00
    Chemical sunscreen also doesn't work
  • 00:15:02
    immediately. you need to wait about 10
  • 00:15:04
    to 15 minutes before it starts to work.
  • 00:15:06
    Whereas sunblock, also known as a
  • 00:15:08
    physical sunscreen that sits on top of
  • 00:15:10
    your skin and it reflects UV rays away
  • 00:15:13
    from your skin. It does not absorb into
  • 00:15:15
    your skin. So this is made of
  • 00:15:16
    ingredients like zinc oxide and titanium
  • 00:15:19
    dioxide. That's the stuff that does
  • 00:15:20
    leave a white cast on your skin by the
  • 00:15:22
    way and it's harder to blend. Zinc oxide
  • 00:15:24
    is the better ingredient because it
  • 00:15:26
    offers real full spectrum sun protection
  • 00:15:28
    and it's safe for the environment.
  • 00:15:30
    Because of this, there are some concerns
  • 00:15:32
    of chemical sunscreens because studies
  • 00:15:34
    have shown that it actually answers your
  • 00:15:36
    bloodstream and that can be a hormone
  • 00:15:38
    and endocrine disruptor. It also
  • 00:15:40
    destroys coral reefs, so it's bad for
  • 00:15:43
    the environment. And imagine what that
  • 00:15:44
    could do to your skin, right? I don't
  • 00:15:46
    love chemical sunscreens unless it's
  • 00:15:48
    Korean sunscreen, which has way better
  • 00:15:50
    ingredients. I use Korean sunscreen on
  • 00:15:52
    my face and only use zinc oxide mineral
  • 00:15:55
    sunblock on the rest of my body. So, if
  • 00:15:57
    you want to avoid any kind of sunscreens
  • 00:15:59
    at all because you don't trust it, just
  • 00:16:01
    use zinc oxide cream. You can literally
  • 00:16:04
    buy it as a giant tub in the form of a
  • 00:16:06
    diaper rash cream. That's another
  • 00:16:07
    ingredient that's medically used to
  • 00:16:08
    enhance and protect your skin barrier. I
  • 00:16:10
    actually use that as a facial mask
  • 00:16:12
    sometimes overnight after using my
  • 00:16:14
    tininoid and that really locks
  • 00:16:16
    everything in. And the reason why I talk
  • 00:16:18
    about Korean sunscreens is that
  • 00:16:19
    commercial sunscreens in the west block
  • 00:16:21
    mostly UVB rays, which is the one that
  • 00:16:23
    causes sunburns and also produce vitamin
  • 00:16:26
    D. But they don't block UVA rays unless
  • 00:16:29
    it says broadsp spectrum sunscreen. But
  • 00:16:31
    even then, regulations in the US have
  • 00:16:33
    not been updated for almost three
  • 00:16:35
    decades, which is a third of a century
  • 00:16:37
    by the way. Whereas the regulations in
  • 00:16:39
    Europe and Asia have evolved, which
  • 00:16:40
    makes European and Asian chemical
  • 00:16:42
    sunscreens actually much much safer to
  • 00:16:44
    use. Korean sunscreens are also
  • 00:16:46
    literally superior because it's
  • 00:16:47
    cosmetically elegant, meaning it's very
  • 00:16:50
    lightweight, absorbs easily, it leaves a
  • 00:16:52
    nice dewy finish, no white cast, and
  • 00:16:54
    many of them have ingredients for
  • 00:16:55
    anti-aging, healing skin barrier like
  • 00:16:57
    sentella aiatica and jinseng extract,
  • 00:16:59
    which is very nice if you don't want to
  • 00:17:01
    pile on a tense scap skincare routine,
  • 00:17:03
    which is also bad for your skin anyway.
  • 00:17:04
    But if you don't want to deal with any
  • 00:17:06
    sunscreens at all, the best sunscreen is
  • 00:17:08
    still wearing clothing with SPF
  • 00:17:10
    protection. I always wear this giant
  • 00:17:12
    brim sun hat when I go outside. And if
  • 00:17:14
    I'm sitting by the pool, I wear SPF mask
  • 00:17:17
    over my face and my chest. And then if
  • 00:17:18
    I'm in the car, I wear SPF gloves.
  • 00:17:21
    Number eight is red light therapy. And
  • 00:17:23
    red light therapy is one of the most
  • 00:17:25
    studied glow-up techniques ever. I have
  • 00:17:27
    read thousands of studies since I
  • 00:17:29
    started using it. And I use red light in
  • 00:17:30
    infrared therapy with a full body light
  • 00:17:32
    panel. And it needs to be in a 633 to
  • 00:17:35
    850 Nm frequency range. So, a regular
  • 00:17:38
    red light bulb or some cheap model from
  • 00:17:40
    Amazon will not work. A good decent one
  • 00:17:42
    will cost at least $1,000, but this is
  • 00:17:45
    actually the best return on investment I
  • 00:17:47
    have ever made for my skin and my body.
  • 00:17:49
    I bought mine six or seven years ago,
  • 00:17:51
    and I still use it every day. I do red
  • 00:17:53
    light for 10 minutes on my back and then
  • 00:17:55
    10 minutes on my face, chest, and arms
  • 00:17:56
    while I'm blow drying my hair or while
  • 00:17:58
    I'm meditating. Just making sure that
  • 00:18:00
    it's at least 3 to 6 in away from my
  • 00:18:02
    body and face or even like 3, 6, or 12
  • 00:18:05
    in. And the distance is super important.
  • 00:18:07
    It doesn't work if it's too close.
  • 00:18:08
    Meaning, those red light facial robot
  • 00:18:10
    masks are maybe like 10% the
  • 00:18:12
    effectiveness of my light panel. It
  • 00:18:14
    gives me instant energy in the morning.
  • 00:18:16
    It helps me sleep better at night. It's
  • 00:18:17
    amazing for skin and wound healing. It
  • 00:18:19
    helps with seasonal depression as well.
  • 00:18:21
    And I treat this like a plant light, but
  • 00:18:23
    for my body. If you don't know already,
  • 00:18:25
    the mitochondria is the powerhouse of
  • 00:18:26
    the cell. And red light therapy is
  • 00:18:28
    proven to boost mitochondria,
  • 00:18:30
    specifically activating the cyc oxidase,
  • 00:18:33
    which charges up cellular energy and
  • 00:18:36
    boostes and snatches up your entire
  • 00:18:38
    self. This cascade triggers an entire
  • 00:18:40
    range of body repairing and anti-aging
  • 00:18:43
    responses, especially when you keep
  • 00:18:44
    using it consistently over time. But I
  • 00:18:47
    have to warn you though, because the
  • 00:18:48
    results are very gradual. This is a
  • 00:18:50
    long-term investment. I also think red
  • 00:18:52
    light is part of why I look so young
  • 00:18:54
    despite my wise years. And my skin and
  • 00:18:56
    body also heals very fast because of it.
  • 00:18:58
    Red light therapy is basically like a
  • 00:19:00
    gym for your skin cells. It helps them
  • 00:19:02
    function better. It repairs faster. Red
  • 00:19:03
    light therapy supports all of that with
  • 00:19:06
    no trauma and no downtime. In fact, it's
  • 00:19:08
    a very, very good compliment to any kind
  • 00:19:10
    of procedures or facials that do have
  • 00:19:12
    downtime like micro needling or lasers
  • 00:19:14
    or surgery, for example. I'm not going
  • 00:19:16
    to bore you with all of the details
  • 00:19:17
    because there's so many, but here's a
  • 00:19:19
    list of the benefits specifically for
  • 00:19:21
    the skin. Number nine is a beauty sleep
  • 00:19:24
    routine. And there are a few things that
  • 00:19:26
    you can do to glow up while you sleep.
  • 00:19:28
    Number one is work on your nasal
  • 00:19:30
    breathing and mouth taping. I know some
  • 00:19:32
    of you guys probably see this all over
  • 00:19:33
    Tik Tok, but it's true. Especially if
  • 00:19:35
    you snore at night and you have sleep
  • 00:19:37
    apnoa, this is affecting your glow up a
  • 00:19:39
    lot. Proper nasal breathing is very
  • 00:19:41
    important for optimal maxelo facial
  • 00:19:43
    development because there are studies
  • 00:19:45
    done on chronic mouth breathing
  • 00:19:46
    especially when you're younger that
  • 00:19:48
    correlates with altered facial growth
  • 00:19:50
    and adenoid faces which looks like a
  • 00:19:53
    longer narrower face and mal occlusion
  • 00:19:55
    compared to nasal breathers. Basically
  • 00:19:58
    it makes you look like Napoleon
  • 00:19:59
    dynamite. So having braces and also
  • 00:20:02
    maxelo facial surgery can fix edenoid
  • 00:20:04
    faces but the easiest option is to just
  • 00:20:06
    prevent it. So, number one, tape your
  • 00:20:08
    mouth while you sleep. And number two,
  • 00:20:10
    make sure that you can breathe out of
  • 00:20:12
    your nose because that's the reason why
  • 00:20:14
    you're a mouth breather because you
  • 00:20:15
    can't breathe through your nose. So, I
  • 00:20:16
    eventually had to get nose surgery to
  • 00:20:18
    fix my mouth breathing for good, but
  • 00:20:19
    that's a last resort when nothing else
  • 00:20:21
    works. You can also get nasal strips to
  • 00:20:24
    open up your passageways and help you
  • 00:20:25
    breathe better. Doing these two things
  • 00:20:27
    will help you not snore so much at night
  • 00:20:29
    and also help with sleep apnnea. Another
  • 00:20:31
    thing that can help with wrinkles and
  • 00:20:33
    hair breakage and split ends, frizzy
  • 00:20:35
    hair, is to use pillowcase fabrics of
  • 00:20:37
    less friction and wear a silk bonnet.
  • 00:20:39
    Your sleeping position can absolutely
  • 00:20:41
    cause wrinkles and skin texture
  • 00:20:43
    problems, especially acne. The worst
  • 00:20:46
    offending sleep positions are the
  • 00:20:48
    sleeping on your stomach, on your face,
  • 00:20:50
    and a side sleeper. I used to be a side
  • 00:20:53
    sleeper with terrible acne on my jaw
  • 00:20:55
    because I will drool out of my mouth and
  • 00:20:57
    the bacteria from the saliva causes
  • 00:21:00
    acne. So now I sleep raised up on my
  • 00:21:02
    back, squarely on my back with two to
  • 00:21:04
    three pillows. I also have a study
  • 00:21:06
    linked where over eight weeks pillow
  • 00:21:08
    cases of microscopic copper oxide which
  • 00:21:10
    has a smoother low friction surface that
  • 00:21:12
    actually produce a significant reduction
  • 00:21:14
    in crows feet wrinkles depth compared to
  • 00:21:17
    the control. Which means that using a
  • 00:21:19
    smooth pillow fabric like silk or satin
  • 00:21:22
    or some kind of copper oxide material
  • 00:21:24
    that can lessen sleep induced facial
  • 00:21:26
    wrinkles. Friction and abrasion also
  • 00:21:29
    causes hair cuticle damage and breakage.
  • 00:21:32
    So smooth pillowcases also reduces hair
  • 00:21:34
    fiber friction and that protects your
  • 00:21:36
    hair from tangling up and frizzing up
  • 00:21:38
    and breaking. I also use a silk bonnet
  • 00:21:40
    to protect my hair and prevent spit ends
  • 00:21:42
    while I sleep. Especially because my
  • 00:21:44
    hair is so long, my hair gets tangled up
  • 00:21:46
    and not easily. And this is a
  • 00:21:47
    non-negotiable for me because I don't
  • 00:21:49
    want to wake up with a bird's nest
  • 00:21:50
    behind my neck and I have to spend 10
  • 00:21:52
    minutes in the morning detangling it.
  • 00:21:54
    Okay. And then some of you are not going
  • 00:21:55
    to like this one. Yes, you need to have
  • 00:21:57
    a full night of sleep at least 7 to N
  • 00:22:00
    hours every night. The earlier the
  • 00:22:01
    better. And you have to do this in order
  • 00:22:03
    to look more attractive. There are
  • 00:22:04
    studies that show that the before and
  • 00:22:06
    after photos of people who get a lot of
  • 00:22:08
    sleep versus they're sleepd deprived.
  • 00:22:09
    And the photos of them when they're
  • 00:22:11
    getting a lot of sleep are consistently
  • 00:22:12
    rated healthier and more attractive.
  • 00:22:14
    Yeah, I know there are attractive people
  • 00:22:16
    who don't sleep very much, but I promise
  • 00:22:18
    you this will catch up to them very
  • 00:22:20
    quickly and they are going to look even
  • 00:22:21
    better if they sleep. There's another
  • 00:22:23
    clinical study that I found that link
  • 00:22:25
    chronic poor sleep quality with
  • 00:22:26
    increased signs of skin aging like fine
  • 00:22:28
    lines, uneven pigmentation, and worsen
  • 00:22:31
    skin barrier function. So now you are
  • 00:22:33
    starting to see all of the connections
  • 00:22:35
    of how beauty is so closely tied to your
  • 00:22:37
    health, your lifestyle habits, and the
  • 00:22:39
    ability of your body to rejuvenate
  • 00:22:41
    itself and to heal. And sleep is huge.
  • 00:22:44
    Your body repairs itself at night while
  • 00:22:47
    you sleep. So, no amount of skin care or
  • 00:22:50
    treatments are going to hide the fact
  • 00:22:52
    that you have poor chronic sleep issues.
  • 00:22:54
    When I used to work in a night life
  • 00:22:55
    where I worked till 5:00 a.m. and went
  • 00:22:56
    to bed at 10:00 a.m., I looked really
  • 00:22:59
    awful and bloated. And I'm also actually
  • 00:23:01
    just recovering from fighting an
  • 00:23:02
    infection. And because I couldn't sleep
  • 00:23:04
    very well for 2 weeks, not only did I
  • 00:23:06
    glow down a bit recently and put on more
  • 00:23:08
    weight, I also became angrier and more
  • 00:23:11
    irritated at the smallest things when
  • 00:23:13
    usually I'm very detached and I don't
  • 00:23:15
    care a lot about anything. So yeah, get
  • 00:23:18
    a lot of sleep for the sake of your
  • 00:23:19
    well-being and also for the sake of
  • 00:23:21
    people around you. Number 10, foods to
  • 00:23:23
    avoid. Obviously, diet is very
  • 00:23:24
    important, right? But what about it
  • 00:23:26
    should you do to glow up? And of course,
  • 00:23:27
    I want you to eat a lot of vegetables. I
  • 00:23:29
    covered that already with the vegetable
  • 00:23:31
    list that helps improve your skin. But
  • 00:23:32
    aside from vegetables, I have one more
  • 00:23:34
    specific thing for you to add. And then
  • 00:23:35
    two more things to minimize or to avoid
  • 00:23:37
    completely. The first thing to add to
  • 00:23:39
    your diet is omega-3 fatty acids. So in
  • 00:23:41
    studies increased omega-3 significantly
  • 00:23:44
    reduces inflammation, acne and gives you
  • 00:23:46
    clear skin. The best source of omega-3
  • 00:23:48
    is usually fish or wild caught salmon,
  • 00:23:51
    mackerel, sardine, anchovies, cod liver
  • 00:23:53
    oil, eggs. But if you are vegetarian,
  • 00:23:56
    you can also get this from flax seeds,
  • 00:23:57
    chia seeds, and walnuts. But that has to
  • 00:23:59
    be taken with DHA algae oil so that it
  • 00:24:02
    can convert ALA to EPA and DHA. I don't
  • 00:24:04
    know what any of that means, but just do
  • 00:24:06
    that. Now, as for what to avoid, if you
  • 00:24:08
    want to look absolutely gorgeous with
  • 00:24:09
    clear skin and no bloating, avoid added
  • 00:24:12
    sugar entirely. I always have known that
  • 00:24:14
    it was bad, but now that I read studies
  • 00:24:16
    on it, it's worse than I thought. Some
  • 00:24:18
    of these studies showed that higher
  • 00:24:19
    carbohydrate intake, including added
  • 00:24:22
    sugars, was directly associated with
  • 00:24:24
    more wrinkling and skin atrophy. Skin
  • 00:24:27
    atrophy, means your skin collapses and
  • 00:24:29
    looks saggy. Another skin glycation
  • 00:24:31
    research study shows that high sugar
  • 00:24:33
    diets promote skin aging via glycation.
  • 00:24:35
    So what this means that it's basically a
  • 00:24:37
    biochemical process that ages your skin
  • 00:24:39
    from the inside out. It creates chronic
  • 00:24:41
    inflammation from the inside which leads
  • 00:24:43
    to all kinds of diseases and this is
  • 00:24:45
    mostly triggered by sugar. It is so bad.
  • 00:24:48
    It creates wrinkles. It drains your skin
  • 00:24:50
    collagen and the skin glycation effect
  • 00:24:53
    accumulates over time as you age.
  • 00:24:55
    Meaning someone who's been eating sugar
  • 00:24:58
    consistently for 30 years is going to
  • 00:24:59
    look so much older at 50 compared to
  • 00:25:02
    someone who only ate sugar for 5 years.
  • 00:25:04
    and let's say they're both the same age.
  • 00:25:05
    Another thing to avoid is alcohol. A
  • 00:25:08
    survey of over 3,000 women showed that
  • 00:25:10
    heavy alcohol intake was significantly
  • 00:25:13
    associated with more loss of volume in
  • 00:25:15
    the midface, which is exactly the area
  • 00:25:17
    where everyone's getting a facelift
  • 00:25:19
    these days. And also deeper nasol labial
  • 00:25:21
    folds and more under eye puffiness
  • 00:25:24
    compared to non-drinkers. Your body is
  • 00:25:26
    more depleted of nutrients and also more
  • 00:25:28
    dehydrated. And this speeds up facial
  • 00:25:30
    aging markers, making you look way older
  • 00:25:33
    than you are. Another study involving
  • 00:25:35
    83,000 women showed that consistent
  • 00:25:37
    alcohol use leads to higher risk of
  • 00:25:39
    rosacea and it triggers chronic skin
  • 00:25:41
    redness and a worsened ability for your
  • 00:25:43
    skin to heal the barrier. Guys, I have
  • 00:25:46
    done my part in bringing you scientific
  • 00:25:48
    facts. So, the rest is on you if you
  • 00:25:50
    want to believe it or not, and if you
  • 00:25:51
    want to listen to it or not. I promise
  • 00:25:53
    you, a glowown is not the end of the
  • 00:25:54
    world. You just have to snatch yourself
  • 00:25:56
    back up. Your body is so amazing. it can
  • 00:25:58
    heal itself. If you're still resisting
  • 00:26:00
    and making excuses like, "Oh, I can't
  • 00:26:02
    change who I am." Well, that sucks, but
  • 00:26:04
    you can do better than that. In fact,
  • 00:26:06
    affirm with me in the comments, "I take
  • 00:26:08
    care of myself because I love myself."
  • 00:26:10
    Thank you guys so much for watching. I
  • 00:26:12
    know you're going to get your glow up,
  • 00:26:13
    and I will see you in the next video.
  • 00:26:17
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