'FASHION FLASH' GUIDE TO YOUR BEST NEW YEAR . . . EVER!!

It’s that time of year again! If you’re like most people around the world, you’re busy making a lengthy list to make major changes in your life: lose weight, new job, eat better, more sex, and so on.

But, why not do something a little different this year? Try this: throw out your list, sit back, relax, grab a cup of green tea or glass of heart-healthy Pinot Noir, kick off your heels, shoo everyone away, and get into the “Happy New Year!” edition of FASHION FLASH! Yay!

Our fab FASHION FLASH bloggers have pulled together the best of everything in style, health, fitness, nutrition, and more . . . and it’s all here!

Fabulous After 40 gives us a run down on the best looks for women over 40 based on reader response throughout 2013.

Moving Free with Mirabai talks us through the 5 top myths about getting fit and strong.

Prime Beauty shows us how to have a pretty, glowing and fabulous face with the right products for women over 40.

NoNonsenseBeautyBlog explains everything we ever wanted to know about an oil that solves almost every beauty problem.

Fab Over Forty shows us how to get rid of dry, dull, lifeless skin with a few simple steps.

BlackCatPlus wants every woman to look and feel beautiful, whatever her size or shape.

Aging Backwards questions the wisdom of making New Year’s resolutions and offers some amazing tips.

Menopause Makeover toasts all of us with a fantastic cocktail that’s festive, fizzy and fabulously delicious!

Oh, and The Best of Everything After 50 blog at the very end (below) reviews the 5 top beauty picks (oldies, all of them!) that made the cut and have found permanent places in my makeup bag! Fun!

Okay . . . enough chit chat! Enjoy all the FASHION FLASH blogs below and please share with your friends! Happy New Year!!!!

Enjoy your New Year celebration with a Menopause Makeover approved Pomegranate Champagne Punch. It is low in calories and so yummy. Happy New Year!

Have the holidays put stress on you and your skin? Fab Over Forty shows us how to take 15 quick minutes to get rid of lifeless, dull skin using this hydrating and lifting mask.

Do you think the Barbie Doll should come in plus size? Here’s what Jodell from BlackCatPlus has to say about that!

From leggings to printed denim to swimsuits that slim, Deborah Boland shares what the Fabulous After 40 readers loved in her top ten posts of 2013.

Deb of No-Nonsense Beauty Blog goes close-up and personal with Argan oil.

Before you make your New Year’s Fitness Resolutions, consider these five
fitness myths that can make you fail from Moving Free With Mirabai.

New Year’s resolutions: good idea or bad? Jackie Silver from

AgingBackwards.com answers that burning question right here.

Prime Beauty is getting ready for New Year’s Eve with bareMinerals Crystallized Full Face Collection, a blend of iridescent, holographic joy AND it’s on sale! Happy Holidays!

And here are the “Best of Everything After 50” Best Beauty Picks every woman should have in her cosmetic bag in 2014 (mostly oldies but absolute goodies!!) YAY!!!

All the fab women from FASHION FLASH wish you the very best of everything in 2014! Remember to check out FASHION FLASH every week! And tune into “The Best of Everything After 50” web series for AARP! A new video comes out every other Wednesday and here’s the best part: IT’S FREE! You can see the entire series to date right here. And look for my weekly articles on Huffington Post and AARP.com.

Until next time, remember this: WE CAN’T CONTROL GETTING OLDER, BUT WE CAN CONTROL HOW WE DO IT!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!