10 Healthy Things Kristen Bell Wants YOU To Do This Month
Posted Aug 23 2010 10:07am
Tip 1: Celebrate your age! “I don’t subscribe to the idea that aging is a bad thing,” says Kristen. “I’m extremely optimistic about what lies ahead of me. Look at Glenn Close, Helen Mirren, and Meryl Streep: They’re the best at what they do, and beautiful too!”
Tip 2: Stay in tonight Unless she has a premiere to attend, Kristen Bell’s fiancé, Dax Shepard, prefers hanging out at home with her. “I have to do these events for my job, and I enjoy them, but on a daily basis, I’d rather get up early and go to bed early,” she says. “Our idea of an exciting night is cooking dinner for friends and playing board and card games. It may sound nerdy, but it’s fun!”
Tip 3: Plant something One of Kristen’s birthday presents to herself was starting an organic garden with fruits, herbs, and vegetables. “Maybe it’s my biological clock, but I wanted to be part of the nurturing process,” she says. “We all get to a point where we feel maternal, whether we have a kid or not!”
Tip 4: Save your pennies Kristen Bell’s always been thrifty. “I’m the only person I know who shows up at restaurants at 4:30 p.m. for the early bird special,” she admits. “One of my favorite websites is restaurants.com . You can get a $25 gift certificate for $10!”
Tip 5: Go natural Kristen sometimes skips her daily hair wash and instead uses Batiste Dry Shampoo ($7; amazon.com ). “The spray gives it some body and volume, and I can stretch it through a second day,” she says.
Tip 6: Catch enough zzz’s tonight With Kristen Bell’s busy career (her comedy You Again opens this month, and the musical-dramaBurlesque hits theaters in November), she is often sleep-deprived. But when she can recharge, she really hits the hay. “Some people need 7 or 8 hours. Me? Nine and a half,” she says. “I give my body what it requires.”
Tip 7: Carve out some “me” time One of Kristen Bell’s goals this year is to, “Do meditative yoga for 10 minutes every morning. When you have a problem—whether it’s road rage, your guy, or work—meditation allows everything to unfold the way it’s supposed to.”
Tip 8: Give your hair some TLC Kristen swears by MoroccanOil ($41; Moroccanoil.com ) and says it works on any hair type. “It’s light enough that I can use it on my fine hair—it makes it glossy, not limp and heavy. And it smells divine.”
Tip 9: Let words inspire you “I leave stickies on my computer with quotes from Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln to help me when I need a bit of motivation,” says Kristen. “But I always go back to Eleanor Roosevelt’s words: ‘It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.’ That literally applies to every part of our lives, doesn’t it?”
Tip 10: Flash those pearly whites Kristen Bell’s best beauty tip? Smile! The more you do, the more beautiful you feel.
Tip 1: Celebrate your age!
“I don’t subscribe to the idea that aging is a bad thing,” says Kristen. “I’m extremely optimistic about what lies ahead of me. Look at Glenn Close, Helen Mirren, and Meryl Streep: They’re the best at what they do, and beautiful too!”
Tip 2: Stay in tonight
Unless she has a premiere to attend, Kristen Bell’s fiancé, Dax Shepard, prefers hanging out at home with her. “I have to do these events for my job, and I enjoy them, but on a daily basis, I’d rather get up early and go to bed early,” she says. “Our idea of an exciting night is cooking dinner for friends and playing board and card games. It may sound nerdy, but it’s fun!”
Tip 3: Plant something
One of Kristen’s birthday presents to herself was starting an organic garden with fruits, herbs, and vegetables. “Maybe it’s my biological clock, but I wanted to be part of the nurturing process,” she says. “We all get to a point where we feel maternal, whether we have a kid or not!”
Tip 4: Save your pennies
Kristen Bell’s always been thrifty. “I’m the only person I know who shows up at restaurants at 4:30 p.m. for the early bird special,” she admits. “One of my favorite websites is restaurants.com . You can get a $25 gift certificate for $10!”
Tip 5: Go natural
Kristen sometimes skips her daily hair wash and instead uses Batiste Dry Shampoo ($7; amazon.com ). “The spray gives it some body and volume, and I can stretch it through a second day,” she says.
Tip 6: Catch enough zzz’s tonight
With Kristen Bell’s busy career (her comedy You Again opens this month, and the musical-dramaBurlesque hits theaters in November), she is often sleep-deprived. But when she can recharge, she really hits the hay. “Some people need 7 or 8 hours. Me? Nine and a half,” she says. “I give my body what it requires.”
Tip 7: Carve out some “me” time
One of Kristen Bell’s goals this year is to, “Do meditative yoga for 10 minutes every morning. When you have a problem—whether it’s road rage, your guy, or work—meditation allows everything to unfold the way it’s supposed to.”
Tip 8: Give your hair some TLC
Kristen swears by MoroccanOil ($41; Moroccanoil.com ) and says it works on any hair type. “It’s light enough that I can use it on my fine hair—it makes it glossy, not limp and heavy. And it smells divine.”
Tip 9: Let words inspire you
“I leave stickies on my computer with quotes from Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln to help me when I need a bit of motivation,” says Kristen. “But I always go back to Eleanor Roosevelt’s words: ‘It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.’ That literally applies to every part of our lives, doesn’t it?”
Tip 10: Flash those pearly whites
Kristen Bell’s best beauty tip? Smile! The more you do, the more beautiful you feel.