Award-winning Beauty Editor, Donna Francis has spent the last 25 years helping women feel comfortable in their skin and now in her late 40s, she is passionate a...
Donna Ashworth: The Importance Of Listening To Your Intuition, Sharing Your Vulnerability & (of course) Poetry
When was the last time that you bought a poetry book? If it’s in the last few years, then it was almost certainly written by Donna Ashworth, the twice Sunday times best seller poet. Donna started writing poetry on social media in 2018 when she was struggling in her personal life. And when Covid hit, Donna shared a poem called History on her social media and her following grew into the hundreds of thousands. Seven books and over a million followers later, Donna has rewritten the history of poetry. In this chat, Donna’s tells Donna about her journey to becoming a best-selling author in her 40s, and confesses that although she didn’t really know what she was doing, she knew in her gut that she was on the path to something very special. And you’re in for such a treat. To start the chat, Donna recited one of Donna’s favourite poems, called Time Can’t Erase Your Beauty. If you’d like to read more of Donna’s poetry, then buy one of her books and follow her on Instagram too. And follow (Smiling Gives You Wrinkles) Donna on:InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTubeHer WebsiteSmiling Gives You Wrinkles is produced by Will Dell
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Poppy Delbridge: The Power Of Tapping, Positive Thinking And How To Confidently Pivot Your Life For The Better
Fancy learning a new tool to help you manage stress and feel more confident? You might not have heard of tapping before and you might think it sounds a bit out there, but in this chat you’ll hear Poppy explain to Donna how you can use this ‘super tool’ every day to really help change your life. Vogue calls Poppy “the go-to for public figures” and you’ll hear how she has helped some of the world’s most successful women quiet the negative chatter in their head and visualize their full potential. Poppy has Donna hooked on the practice that basically uses your fingertips to tap different energy points on your face and parts of your body while repeating positive affirmations that are personal to you. If you’d like to give tapping a try, go to Poppy’s Rapid Tapping app which offers live sessions and personalised tapping practices for anytime you need to quieten that negative voice in your head and have a confidence boost. Follow Poppy on Instagram too. And follow Donna on:InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTubeHer WebsiteSmiling Gives You Wrinkles is produced by Will Dell
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Suzi Grant: The Importance Of Biker Boots, Trampolining And Wearing Color As You Age
Do you feel stuck in life and your career? Do you feel the best days of your life are behind you? Do you want to feel more ‘seen’? Please listen to this chat with the wonderful Suzi, also known as @alternativeageing on Instagram. Suzi is almost 75 and has over 100k followers on social media thanks to her infectious positivity and often humorous take on aging. In this chat with Donna, Suzi chats about how she transformed her life after retirement and discusses how important clothes and makeup are so important for having a positive mindset during aging. Suzi has Donna hooked on her positive attitude towards aging and you will be left feeling inspired that no matter how old you are, it is never too late to transform and take hold of your life just as you wish to live it. If you enjoyed this episode, please follow Suzi on Instagram and don’t forget to watch her weekly vlog on You Tube. And follow Donna on:InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTubeHer WebsiteSmiling Gives You Wrinkles is produced by Will Dell
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Crystal Hefner: Discovering Self Worth From The Inside And Plastic Surgery Regrets.
Crystal is the widow of Hugh Hefner, the creator of Playboy magazine. They got married when Crystal was 26 years old, and he was 86, that’s 60 years older than she was. They were married until his death, in 2017, and since then, Crystal has been living a new life outside of the Playboy mansion. At 37, Crystal is the youngest guest on Smiling Gives You Wrinkles so far. And Donna wanted to chat with her because she has such a unique and interesting perspective on aging as Crystal has lived such a big part of her life in a world that shunned getting older and her value was purely put down to what she looked like. This year, Crystal released her new memoir: “Only Say Good Things” and she has been opening up about her marriage and her old life with Hugh. In this chat with Donna, Crystal shares how she feels about her own self-worth now that she is living out of the mansion - a place where, as she says, aging was considered unpalatable. If you’d like to hear more about Crystal’s story, read Crystal’s memoir, Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself. Follow Crystal on Instagram too. And follow Donna on:InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTubeHer WebsiteSmiling Gives You Wrinkles is produced by Will Dell
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Ruby Hammer MBE: Makeup As We Age And The Importance Of Having A Youthful Spirit
Want to know which skincare products that you really need? Do you feel that you need a makeup refresh? Would you like to hear how one of the world’s most successful makeup artists approaches aging?Ruby Hammer has worked as a makeup artist on some of the world’s most famous faces including Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Sharon Stone, Tyra Banks and Meghan Markle. Ruby was also awarded an MBE, which are given out by the British monarchy to people who’ve made an amazing impact in their line of work. In this chat with Donna, Ruby shares some brilliant advice on how to look and feel beautiful inside and out as we age, and she explains how, at 62, she keeps her youthful spirit alive. If you’d like to find out more about Ruby, then check out her website Ruby Hammer Beauty where you’ll also discover her brilliant makeup accessories brand. You can also follow her on Instagram where she shares some great beauty tips too. And follow Donna on:InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTubeHer WebsiteSmiling Gives You Wrinkles is produced by Will Dell
Award-winning Beauty Editor, Donna Francis has spent the last 25 years helping women feel comfortable in their skin and now in her late 40s, she is passionate about inspiring women to feel positive about aging and everything that comes with it. In Smiling Gives You Wrinkles, Donna shares relatable and inspiring stories from some brilliant women about how to approach aging positively, authentically and unapologetically.
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