Madonna Turned 55. Here's Why She Looks 10 Years Younger

Happy Birthday, Madonna! At 55 years old, the Queen of Pop has never looked better. But, is the woman drinking from the fountain of youth or what?

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While she maintains that beauty comes from within (she told Marie Claire in September 2012 that what makes a woman most beautiful is if she owns herself and is proud of who she is), we can't help but to wonder what it is that keeps her looking so young year after year. After doing some digging, we found that there are some pretty simple beauty rules the singer adheres to in order to maintain her youthful glow. Here, we outline some of the must-have beauty methods she's adhered to over the years.

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1. Try oxygen treatments. Obviously, the pop star has a personal facial expert: Michelle Peck. In 2010, Peck revealed to the Hindustan Times while in Delhi that Madonna receives an hour long, $500 oxygen facial before every stage performance and sometimes even several times a week. "Madonna asks for an intraceutical oxygen infusion facial treatment, as it is non-invasive, and still minimizes the aging lines," Peck said. Oxygen facials work to help plump and smooth the face and leaves no telltale signs (i.e., blotchy skin and redness) behind. It delivers pure oxygen at a high pressure along with anti-aging serum through an airbrush to the face. As opposed to traditional facials, makeup can be applied directly afterwards. According to DiscoveryHealthy.com, many doctors say the oxygen facial's effectiveness has yet to be proven due to lack of clinical study. However, one look at Madonna's flawless skin would be all the proof that we need to speak to its effectiveness.

2. Splash cold water on your face in the morning. Madonna revealed to Marie Claire last year that she wakes up with her children in the morning before they go to school and splashing cold water on her face. While using cold water instead of warm may sound like a strange thing to do, we figured there's a probably good reason the singer does this. Turns out, that using cold water reduces swelling, tightens pores and promotes blood circulation. Bijouxouijou.com reports that splashing your face with cold water gives you a face full of vitality and color, which means that you could probably skin the makeup in the morning. It also works to slow aging and allows the skin to stay young longer.

3. Always wash your face at night. Another part of Madonna's beauty routine involves washing her face at night, no matter how much makeup she's worn during the day. "I don't think I've ever gone to sleep with makeup on," she told Marie Claire in September 2012. "I hang up my clothes and I wash my face." The advantages to this habit ensures that Madonna never goes to sleep with dirt and debris on her face. According to temptalia.com, the skin repairs itself at night, so removing makeup gives your skin a clean palette for applying your night time performance products for maximum absorption.

4. Don't be afraid to rock a thick eyebrow. Back in the day, Madonna rocked some seriously hairy eyebrows. The singer's long time makeup artist Gina Brooke revealed to Allure magazine last year that she was always trying to get Madonna to pluck her eyebrows. "She would never go for it - it was her Latin heritage and she wanted to keep them," Brooke said. "It wasn't until Francois Nars came in and convinced her to pluck them at a Stephen Meisel shoot that she agreed to do it." Madonna's brows may be a bit more shapely now, but we did notice that throughout the years, she has never strayed too far from wearing a thick eyebrow. Thin brows can traditionally make the face look older, but thicker brows will make the face look younger.

5. Stick with beauty products that contain natural ingredients. After splashing her face with cold water, Madonna has revealed that some of her favorite skincare products come from, Eminence, an organic skincare line from Hungary that uses all natural ingredients. "There's this new line of product called Eminence, made with natural ingredients, and that's what I'm using right now," Madonna told Hollywoodlife.com. "Everything they make smells like food - there's a blueberry facial cleanser, a toning serum that smells like raspberry and a divine body scrub that smells like coconut. It's really good." The plus side to using organic skincare products is that you can avoid the synthetic chemical ingredients (dye, fragrances, phthalates, mineral oils and paragons) that most products carry today. For example, several skincare products contain DEA-related ingredients that are known to cause cancer. Mercolahealthyskin.com reports that you can look years younger by using organic skincare products; which just further cements the reason as to why Madonna's skin looks as if it never ages.


6. Use face masks. Brooke also reports that another one of Madonna's go-to skincare products is the Shu Uemura Phyto-Black Lift Lifting Mask. This gel-like mask contains tightening polymers and soybean extract for tightening and smoothing the skin while improving elasticity and fighting against wrinkles. "Here's the trick: she comes straight from the shower so her pores are wide open, then we apply the mask, very detailed," Brooke told blackbookmag.com in 2009. "The face contours are instantly and visible re-defined as if the skin is lifted."

7. Don't wear makeup all the time. While it may seem like Madonna lives in makeup since she's constantly performing or doing some fabulous photo shoot, Brooke has revealed that she really doesn't wear the stuff in her down time. Not wearing makeup can definitely attributes to healthier skin as well as helps you to better embrace your natural beauty, which in turn builds load of confidence.

8. Stay out of the sun. Known for her milky white complexion, The Daily Telegraph reports that Madonna refuses to allow sunlight to touch her skin and drapes herself in linen sheets and towels in order to escape the sun's damaging rays. While that sounds a little bit on the extreme side, there is good reason to avoid the sun when it's rays are the strongest. According to Webmd.com, years of getting too much sun can lead to early wrinkling and age spots and makes you more like to get skin cancer.

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