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"It's officially spring. It's lighter later, temperatures are on the rise, and I have retired my winter coat. All this shedding of layers and rising of hemlines has me thinking about the health of my skin, and I'm taking all the advice I can get. Lucky for me, I work at *Allure,* where wisdom is never in short supply\u2014and our anti-aging bonanza April issue just hit newsstands. It's full of clock-reversing tips, and a few blessedly fresh perspectives on loving the skin you're in. If there's anyone to trust on how to feel naturally beautiful, it's Mary Steenburgen, who we interviewed with her daughter, Lilly, for the issue. (That's them above.) She's the acting world's most adorable mother (ever seen *Step Brothers*? Or *Elf*?) and a new grandmother, and she emanates radiance. She recently turned 60 and seems to have found that the fountain of youth is no further than her own backyard.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n \\n\\n\\n\\n                   \\n\\nFirst thing's first: Getting older doesn't have to mean lying about your age. \\\"I was excited to turn 60,\\\" Steenburgen says. \\\"I decided if you're lucky enough to be alive, you should use each birthday to celebrate what your life is about.\\\" It's an approach she learned from her mother, she says: \\\"My mother was a gorgeous person with no vanity, but she was a really good soul.\\\" But that's not to say Steenburgen doesn't love the occasional product. \\\"Essential oils are extremely important to me,\\\" she says. \\\"If I'm feeling unfocused or a little tired, I pull out a peppermint blend. And there's a sexy blend called Sensation.\\\" And a question we couldn't help but ask: to Botox or not to Botox? \\\"I've done little things, including Botox, but it didn't feel right for me,\\\" says Steenburgen. \\\"As an actress, my best tools are my emotions and expressions. So instead, I just grew bangs.\\\"\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  __RELATED LINKS:__\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [Vanessa Williams's Best Beauty Advice, as Told to Her Daughters and *Allure*](http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2013/03/vanessa-williams-daughters-family-beauty-tips.html)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n  \u2022 [All New for 2013: 10 Hairstyles That Make You Look 10 Years Younger](http://www.allure.com/hair-ideas/anti-aging/2013/10-hairstyles-that-make-you-look-10-years-younger\\\\#slide=1)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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