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Maye Musk

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I just think a big smile and feeling confident makes you beautiful.

feeling you smile beautiful

Makeup does a lot for your confidence. When I put makeup on, I walk taller. I smile more. I feel good. I know I look prettier. Even if I just put day makeup on.

day good confidence smile

If you can eat five fruits and vegetables a day, that alone can totally change your diet.

alone day you change

I eat the basic food groups: fruits and vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, good fats and oils. I do have butter on my bread because it's delicious. I eat meat, especially chicken, sparingly, because I'm not a good cook.

chicken good vegetables food

I would say, anyone who knows me says they don't envy my life. I've just been through very hard times, yes.

my-life me envy life

For most of my adult life, I always had this pain in my gut, but because I had to survive, and I had to pay the rent, I needed the roof over our head and food for us to eat and some clothes.

clothes pain food life

My best piece of style advice is to keep your wardrobe small and love everything in it.

small best style love

I love smokey eyes and glossy lips.

i-love eyes lips love

I have to avoid sweet food because it's my weakness, and it's really hard. What you eat will definitely affect your skin, so I really try to stay away from sweets.

skin you food sweet

I have to plan all my meals and snacks every day, or the wheels come off, and I gain weight.

gain-weight plan every-day day

I don't take supplements - I get nutrition from food.

get take nutrition food

When you have confidence, you do feel like you're much younger.

feel like you confidence

I never told my kids, 'You've got to work hard.' I just worked hard, and they followed my example.

never work-hard you work

I was a nerdy student.

I'm a U.K. size 8, so not skinny.

First of all, the skin is the largest organ in the body, so if you're going to eat well for your heart or for your kidneys or for your liver, then, pretty much, that will help your skin as well.

skin you body heart

I don't accept bad manners, so all my grandchildren are very well behaved, just like my kids.

accept bad like manners

I don't dye my hair. It's so fabulous. I had brown hair for so long. I was always getting my roots done. Sometimes I did it myself because I couldn't afford to go to a hair salon. When I turned 60, I decided to see what color I am underneath. I started dyeing my hair a very light blond and then I let it grow out. I cut it very short.

i-am myself light long

I've never been scared of aging.

been never aging scared

I love a massage - I should go more often, but I think I go once a month.

more go think love