There is good and bad in everything. If I believed every article or rumor I ever read then everything I've even looked at will give me cancer/make me age/cause weight gain... etc...

I say eat girl! If you're hungry, and it's sugar you crave... eat whatever your pretty little heart desires... in moderation that is! Life is short :)

I think Nigella Lawson is a hot mama.

My guess is that we don't have photographers following Nigella around, snapping pictures of her without makeup or without airbrushing the hell out of her skin.

Also, since Nigella is a bit more plump, she fills out her wrinkles much better.

OK, speaking of hot mammas! Who IS this guy?

I keep thinking you're not around because I don't see the smiling hotmamma from WI or some hottie with six pack abs!

Whassup, Ev?


Sonia, I dont' know who nigella lawson is but Madonna's skin (well, on her face, I really don't
dig her arms) is still g o r g e o u s.

and, the sweet tooth, hope it doesn't affect your energy. If I eat too much (read: any) sugar I get veery tired.

That's Bruce Cockburn, a fabulous and sexy Canadian singer/songwriter.

Aah, I am familiar with the name from the local uni radio station. Never seen him before - thanks!

I think Madonna looks great! For the most part, I personally believe the key to looking young is having a good attitude.

Madonna looks killer.
With all things considering.

Madge candid



Nigella candid



yes, there's an age difference. but Madge looked very similar at 42, the year she married Guy. To be honest I've never seen a 50 year old woman who looked so ick.

Not that I am a huge Madonna fan, and will defend her to the death or anything..

But Madonna's face looks a-freakin'-mazing in that picture!

The only gross thing, is her emaciated frame. If she gained 20 lbs, she'd be as gorgeous as Nigella. Also, the picture of Madonna is super close up, and Nigellas is from far away.

Getting back to your question Sonia, I think that both ladies look GREAT for their particular metier.

Madonna looks absolutely fab as the Pop Diva par excellence. It is an extremely stylized look, and requires endless discipline to maintain. I don't think it would be much fun to try.

I agree that I like Nigella's look better (she is 2 years younger than Madonna...I checked). She is gorgeous, and at the same time, very very sensuous. I doubt that she has had work done, although I am sure she uses the best skincare products available. I love her wicked sense of humor.

I have seen Nigella pictures where she was carrying more weight than looks good on her, and I understand she is doing a LOT more walking these days.

One thing though.....even though Nigella absolutely adores food, and especially sweets, I doubt that she eats sweets in huge quantities. And you don't see her swigging soda or indulging in stuff like potato chips in huge quantities.

In writing this, I am thinking about one of my close friends who is English. She is slim, but I have never seen her avoid having a proper tea with a lovely piece of cake in the afternoon, if that is what she wanted.

(But you don't eat the whole cake at one sitting.)

My own take is that life is too short to give up sweets. Right now, I have the joneses for Blackberry Pie. Will take a container, pick some, and make a pie this week end. Will share with neighbors so I don't eat it all.

I think what's standing in between your perception of Madonna's and Nigella's beauty is about....50 lbs?

It's as simple as having good genes mixed with your lifestyle!
Nigella may have better genes and a much calmer lifestyle then Madge.

Exactly.

Behold the horror -20 lbs will do to my face:
**Ugly, gaunt picture of Blondie**

um. I think you look cute :)

I look like a cancer patient! My friends all said the same thing at the time: GAIN WEIGHT.

yeah. you look better with more weight.

were you trying to lose the weight, or were you sick?

I was just working a lot, working out a lot and dating an athlete.

Nothing kills your appetite more than a summer romance with a hottie!

I think you look lovely the way you are.

I was gonna say same thing as Blondie in regards to weight. I am about 11-12-13 yrs younger than Madonna, and I don't look any better than her age wise...

Thank you. I like me the way I am too.

That picture makes my skin crawl. Ew.

But sounds like the summer was worth it in other ways. All those endorphins just melt away any extra pounds.

I never had it go too far though.

Garbage in, garbage out. You want your body to age more slowly, take good care of it. If you eat a lot of sugar, you also run the risk of diabetes.

For good skin, drink a lot of water, eat high vitamin E foods or take a supplement. Drink a minimum of soft drinks, which is good advice for any diet.

Get lots of sleep, and exercise regularly (every other day). This is simple stuff, but it's not always easy to do given our tendency toward unhealthy lifestyles.

And stay out of the bright hot sun!

quoth the vampire

You try bursting into flame, see how funny it is.

You should have thought of that before you joined the legion of the undead.

Oh you think I CHOSE this? I was just hanging out in a crypt somewhere in Eastern Europe, minding my own business, when suddenly CHOMP, I get turned into a vampire.

I'm sorry, what were we talking about?

Hello Sonia! You have great vixen advice already. I will add that the biggest aging thing for women is alcohol.
As a general rule moderation is key.

Actually, cigarettes. And general not taking care of yourself.

And sun exposure.

And genes. It's the truth. We all know it, even if we hate that truth.

HEY!

Wait! Stop the presses!

How do we KNOW that Madonna eats less sugar than Nigella Lawson?

That seems like an incredibly flawed assumption.

I eat a helluvalot less sugar than almost anyone I know that is skinnier than me.