The 6 secrets Mariah Carey swears by to look as good at 55 as she did in 1994 & the true cost of her backward-aging face
DECEMBER is finally here and that means only one thing – it’s officially Mariah Carey season.
The blonde beauty is undoubtedly the Queen of Christmas and we can always rely on her to defrost every year to fill our homes and hearts with bundles of festive joy.
Year after year, Mariah Carey, 55, performs renditions of the song that we will never get bored of.
And every year she comes back and looks even more fabulous – so just how does she do it?
Mariah, who is well known for her vocal range and impressive whistle, got her big break back in 1990, at the age of just 19.
But now, 36 years, the star, who is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, is back.
From milk baths and a mascara ban, here we take a look at the six secrets Mariah swears by to keep her looking as stunning today as she did back in 1994, when her hit Christmas classic All I Want for Christmas is You was released, as well as the tweakments she is expected to get regularly.
The true cost of her backward-aging face
There’s no doubt that Mariah is a natural beauty, however, Dr. Hassan Galadari, founder of Galadari Derma Clinic, said that the Grammy Award winner is likely to have had regular cosmetic procedures over the years.
Dr. Hassan Galadari tells Fabulous: “Mariah Carey looks great, and her skin is flawless.
“It’s very likely that she has regular Botox treatments to soften lines and wrinkles around her eyes and forehead, maintaining a healthy complexion.”
In addition to Botox, Dr. Hassan Galadari says: “Her skin appears incredibly smooth, which suggests she may undergo regular skin rejuvenation treatments like Morpheus8 Burst which uses RF micro needling to lift, tighten and contour the skin as well as maintain a healthier skin barrier.
“Mariah may also have laser resurfacing facials and/or regular skin peels to manage pigmentation and maintain her healthy and glowing complexion.”
Not only this, but Dr. Hassan Galadari also believes that Mariah gets lip fillers and focuses on a healthy diet for stunning skin, as he continues: “Her full lips suggest she enhances them with dermal fillers, maintaining their plumpness and perfectly defined contour.
“As well as professional treatments, Mariah’s skin likely benefits from a consistent and effective skincare routine as well as a healthy and balanced diet.”
1 – Oblivious to ageing
Not only may Mariah have had some help from the professionals to keep her youthful looks, but according to her, the key to staying youthful is to simply ignore your age.
She previously shared: “I think I have to remain eternally oblivious to age.
“Honestly, when you put a number on it yourself, it’s just like, Why? Why do that?”
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WITH December finally here, here's everything you need to know about Christmas legend Mariah Carey.
Mariah was born in New York on 27 March 1969.
Her debut album Mariah Carey was released in 1990, with her signature song All I Want for Christmas Is You in 1994.
She has sold over 200 million records worldwide and has five Grammy Awards.
She has 19 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles.
Singing aside, she’s also been involved in numerous charitable causes, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
She’s also starred in films such as Glitter and Precious.
2 – Cold milk baths
But when it comes to Mariah’s more unconventional beauty secrets, it turns out that she’s a fan of cold milk baths.
The singer previously revealed that she likes to take baths in cold milk in order to keep her skin moisturised.
In a 2018 interview, Mariah was asked whether it was true that she only bathed in French mineral water.
I don’t want to give away all my secrets
Mariah Carey
Her response was: “No, I bathe in milk.
“Sometimes I use milk as a beauty treatment. I don’t want to give away all my secrets.”
3 – No carbs allowed
In addition to her bizarre baths, Mariah has a strict diet to keep her looking so fabulous.
She swears by cutting out carbs and eating the same nutritious meal every day, but is convinced that many people would ‘hate’ it.
The star previously told E! News: “It’s really hard. My diet, you would hate it.
“All you eat is Norwegian salmon and capers every day. That’s it.”
4 – £1k beauty sleep
As well as taking her diet seriously, Mariah also swears by the importance of beauty sleep for youthful looks.
Not only is it reported that Mariah sometimes sleeps for 15 hours a night, but she even hires a masseuse to help relax her so that she can get to sleep easier.
The star explained that on nights when she struggles to sleep: “I’ll get a masseuse to come, to make it a relaxed atmosphere.”
I hate mascara. I never wear it
Mariah Carey
If that wasn’t enough, a source once told US Weekly that Mariah spent over £1,000 on an eight hour massage to help her relax.
She’s also reported to surround herself with 20 humidifiers whilst she sleeps to help keep her vocal chords moisturised.
5 – Mascara ban
When it comes to her makeup, Mariah believes that less is more for an age-defying look.
The star previously told Vogue that she often bans makeup artists from putting mascara on her, as she confessed: “I hate mascara. I never wear it.
“Whenever a makeup artist tries to put it on me, I throw a fit.”
She added: “If you’re not wearing a lot of makeup, you don’t have to take a lot of it off.
“So, my goal is to wear the least amount of makeup possible so I don’t have to steam my face and take it all off.”
6 – Lighting is key
And that’s not all, as in order to stay looking as youthful as ever, this Christmas icon is very particular about the type of lighting she sits in.
The singer is known for demanding control over her life and has been public about her distaste for overhead lighting.
She previously explained: “I would never have overhead lighting. High hats, they call them.
“In my apartment in New York, it’s all recessed lighting, chandeliers, candles. This lighting is abusive.”
But it’s not just the lighting in her home that has to be spot on, she’s also particular about it in her $1.8million two-story tour bus too.
Mariah, who has twins Moroccan Scott Cannon and Monroe Carey Cannon, with her ex-husband Nick Cannon, often requests lamps in her tour bus so that she isn’t ‘tortured’ by unflattering lights.