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Photos: Above, Nigella Lawson, 48. Below right, Halle Berry, 42. Bottom photo, Teri Hatcher, 43. (AP photos)

THREE SUGGESTIONS

Halle Berry, Nigella Lawson and Teri Hatcher have some offbeat suggestions for fighting the effects of aging, says journalist Kristie Lau.

Among them, they propose motherhood, wine and stockings as methods for retaining a youthful appearance.

Fresh as a baby

Actress Halle Berry, 42, recommends having a baby as a rejuvenation tactic.

Berry told In Style magazine: “Right now I have so much joy and energy. I can just go and go and go, my skin is aglow from all the hormones. I actually wear less make-up now, which is really good.”

She hopes to avoid plastic surgery, but she’s unsure whether she will:

”That’s one thing I’ll never say never about because I don’t know. I hope I will evolve as a person who realizes it’s really not about my physical appearance and not be drawn to that seductive knife,” she told Readers Digest.

Stockings do the trick

Cooking expert Nigella Lawson, 48, says unhappiness causes the face to age. Her recommendation to women is to enjoy themselves – and wear stockings to boost self-esteem:

“I think what ages a face most is disappointment and a lack of enjoyment. So I try to do what I love. …

“Stockings never fail to make you feel sexy. I like hold-ups but the problem is if you’ve got too much meat at the top, you get a bulge there. So I often wear those over-the-knee French schoolgirl socks,” she told Esquire magazine.

Wine is fine

Actress Teri Hatcher, 43, endorses wine as an anti-aging formula, applied either internally or externally:

”When you’re alone, open a bottle of wine. … This make-up chemist that I know was talking about all the good properties in wine - antioxidants and stuff, exfoliating qualities — and she said: ‘Never throw it out, dump it in your bath.’ It makes you feel luxurious.”

She says she has no use for cosmetic medicine:

“I don’t use Botox or Restylane and I’ve never had any surgery, no matter what you’ve read,” she told Glamour magazine.

Related links:

• The Emmy goes to … plastic-surgery abstainers
• The world’s most powerful Botoxed celebrities
• Angelina remains most beautiful, reader survey says
• Top 3 techniques to keep skin young, from grand master of skin research
• Miss Universe on plastic surgery: Who, me?

Slide shows:

• Top celebrity slide shows of all time
• HALLE BERRY — Angelina vs. Halle vs. Ava
• WHO’S THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL? readers choose among Angelina, Halle, Ava — plus Jennifer Connelly, Kate Winslet, Renee Zellweger, Penelope Cruz, Beyonce Knowles and Jessica Simpson.VICTORIA BECKHAM — Styles of Posh Spice, her praised hairdo, scorned implants
• MILEY CYRUS — Age 16 going on 20

For more on celebrities and cosmetic medicine, see links on the right side of this blog.

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