Sophia Loren is by far one of the most striking actresses that has graced the screen. About a month before her 72nd birthday, Sophia Loren was voted the world’s most naturally beautiful person. The poll was sponsored in 2006 by The Dare To Be Bare Awards, which are given to celebrities who do not conform to stereotypes. Sophia Loren attributed her natural beauty to “a love of life, spaghetti, and the odd bath in virgin olive oil.”
There has been rumors that Sophia Loren has had plastic surgery within the last couple of years. Although early in her career, she was urged to have her nose done, but she declined, and she has continued to reject the notion that women must mold themselves to fit some unnatural ideal of beauty. Sophia counts herself blessed that she didn't change her appearance through out her career. "Discipline is the great equalizer. If a young woman is beautiful but has no discipline, she will lose her looks as she grows older. If a plain woman is disciplined she will undoubtedly become more beautiful with time"
She even lets things slide to a point "Sometimes, with exercise for example, I avoid action until I am almost sick with guilt. Then at the last moment before I sink into despair, I give myself a sort of mental slap and say "OK, girl, you'd better get going right now or all is lost!"
You may not have quite as many natural attributes to work with as Sophia Loren, but you can take her three obvious beauty secrets to enhance your own natural beauty.
Here is her beauty secret summed up - She takes advantage of every inch of property on her face and enhances it's natural beauty.
1. Take a look at any of her photos, and her eyebrows are always well shaped, throughout her life.
The easiest way of getting perfect eye brows that look manicured without effort is to use an eyebrow template and an eye liner brush. Align the eye brow template up to your natural curve, then fill in the areas where your hair does not seem to grow. You can purchase a light brown eyeshadow (or black or beige-depending on your hair color) that you can use to fill in your brows. (Be sure to get a shade lighter than your brows as your brows should always match your hair ) You can also buy eye brow pencils to define your brows. If you are using a template ,eyebrow pencils do not work as effectively as a brush and eyeshadow. By using your favorite template, it makes tweezing your eye brows quick and easy. As I stumbled upon my first stencils, I have found my face looks so much more prettier with my brows perfectly shaped that I can skip many of my other make up steps. With my eyebrows filled in, and a little mascara and lipstick and I am looking as good as if I put on my full face.
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2. Her second beauty secret is her lips are always defined. Her lips look plump and luminous even though she uses natural colored lipsticks. In most of her photos, she uses a pale lip color so her look is always "natural"enhancing her natural beauty.
3. Sophia's eyes have been her best asset. One look at her eyes, and you would wish you had almond shaped eyes. Although, if you notice she always exaggerates her eye liner, playing up the the shape and exaggerating the length of her lashes.
I learned from a friend to line the top of the eye with liner from one edge to the other with bold black liner (or shadow) which adds length and appears more glamorous. A thin line (smudged) can add quite a bit definition. I once used a pencil to line the eyes, but Loreals color-stay eyeshadow (in sparkly charcoal gray) has a nice blended effect.
Another signature beauty tip from Sophia Loren is she always wears fake eyelashes on her top lashes. Obviously that is why her eyes seem to be so spectacular!. Many news anchors say fake eye lashes is the top beauty secret to appearing more beautiful. One simple way of adding longer lashes instead of the hassle of applying fake lashes is to curl your lashes. This causes them to be bent upwards adding extra length.
Yet, another trick to making the eyes pop, is adding a creamy lighter colored eye lid, and highlighting the area under the eyebrow with a skin tone color. Some very simple tricks to add definition to your eyes that will look like you are naturally born with a bit extra beauty.
4. I said three tips, but I couldn't help but notice an extra worth mentioning. Her hair has always been full and healthy in her photos. A set of hot curlers can give you the fullness even if you brush out the curls afterwards, and her reported trick to her healthy hair is olive oil which you can now buy in a spray. She also hates beauty salons, and does her hair and nails herself. She sounds like my kind of friend, (not spoiled!) There is nothing like learning the tricks of the trade yourself than paying top dollar for an hour with the pros. Not only is this actress stunning, but she is down to earth. I am sure if you were around her, her beauty would beam from the heart, given her many interviews she comes across as humble and down to earth.
Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.- Sophia Loren
Everything you see I owe to spaghetti. - Sophia Loren
I think the quality of sexiness comes from within. It is something that is in you or it isn't and it really doesn't have much to do with breasts or thighs or the pout of your lips. - Sophia Loren
If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful. - Sophia Loren
It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything new.
- Sophia Loren
Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
- Sophia Loren
Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've got.
Sophia Loren
Sex is like washing your face - just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.- Sophia Loren
Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.
Sophia Loren
The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in poverty.
Sophia Loren
There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age- Sophia Loren
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. - Sophia Loren
You have to be born a sex symbol. You don't become one. If you're born with it, you'll have it even when you're 100 years old.
Sophia Loren
