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Eva Longoria Opens Up About Her Love Life in the April Issue of Allure on Newsstands March 21

Posted on: Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 09:00 CST

NEW YORK, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Cover Story: Eva Longoria, 'Garden of Eva' (Page 240)

On her love life with Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs Point Guard: "I'm the experienced one. I'm the teacher, especially about love. He's always telling me he's never met anyone who loves the way I do -- wholly and freely and unconditionally. I'm soooo in love."

On children: No, Eva's not pregnant, but she's preparing for the occasion. "I'm learning to speak French, but to say I speak it would be an insult to the French. I'm determined to become proficient though, because our children will speak French."

On how her life has changed: "Instead of killing my dinner, I order it. Instead of skinning it, I place my order. Don't let that red carpet stuff fool ya. I love T-shirts and jeans and getting dirty and getting into stuff physically with my hands. I'm very plucky. I think that's what Tony likes about me so much. Since I grew up in Texas, I'm like the people he's gotten used to around San Antonio instead of being a Hollywood actress who's selfish and arrogant and full of herself and ... screamy."

On working at Wendy's: "I loved working at Wendy's. I had to work to pay for my Quinceanera, my fifteenth birthday party, which is as big as a wedding for a girl in Latin culture ... I took my Wendy's salary and gave myself my own Quinceanera."

"Future Perfect": Anti-Aging and Fat Blasting Breakthroughs (Page 214)

Forty-eight percent of women consider fine lines and wrinkles to be the number-one sign of aging. Luckily, a handful of treatments are being developed and tested to smooth wrinkles, and already look as if they'll fulfill some of our wildest expectations. Although a few are available now, others are still being studied or refined in the laboratory, known to only a select group of doctors and Allure. Here's a look at some of the latest and greatest in anti- aging and fat blasting solutions:

A Line-Smoothing Gel

In the foreseeable future, doctors may be able to wipe out wrinkles -- literally with a yet-to-be-named gel. One application of this gel is being engineered to last at least as long as Botox -- three to five months, versus the 24 hours of over-the-counter muscle-relaxing creams currently on the market. This could be approved in the next several years.

Better Wrinkle Shots

One thing women don't like about Botox -- besides the injection itself -- is waiting several days for it to fully take effect. But there's hope on the horizon. The FDA could approve PurTox in 2008, a highly diluted botulinum toxin that hopes to improve this time lag as well as eliminate the risk of drifting that causes the eyelid to droop temporarily in 5 percent of Botox patients.

Elasticity Booster

Sun exposure, cigarette smoke, and stress can all deplete the skin of its elastin -- and its resiliency. Beginning in April, a new eye cream, Relastin, will be available that will restore springiness to skin and diminish fine lines and wrinkles.

Lipo Without Incisions

Two similar competing systems in development, UltraShape and LipSonix, eliminate small amounts of body fat at a time, allowing patients to lose up to an inch in one treatment and go right back to work. Both systems could be available by 2007.

Face-lift of the Future

A yet-to-be-named device is being engineered to lift and tighten facial muscles without surgery. Safety tests are complete, and clinical trials of its effectiveness are under way.

"Time Bomb": The Latest Tips for Looking Younger (Page 192)

Women spent $402 million on anti-aging skin-care products in 2004, according to research by Mintel, and over 2.5 million Botox treatments were administered last year. Clearly, everyone's trying to beat the clock. Here are some of the savviest strategies from Allure for doing just that:

* THE BASICS: More than 90 percent of aging is genetic. But 10 percent, we can control with sun avoidance, sunscreen, and not smoking. * REDUCE STRESS: Chronic stress wears you out continuously over time, causing long-term injury to your body's cells. In fact, little stressors of everyday life can be even more damaging to you than a major trauma like losing your job or getting divorced. So, how can you avoid this damage caused by everyday life? Starting a strength-training program can make your real age 1.7 years younger, and calling a friend daily reduces the aging stress causes by eight years. * SLEEP: Regularly skimping on sleep can age you. However, regularly getting too much sleep -- more than nine hours a night -- appears to age you by several years as well. The optimal amount is six to seven hours for women and seven to eight for men. * DIET: You can more powerfully influence the skin through what you ingest than what you put on it. Therefore, it's important to have a diet rich in essential fatty acids, especially omega-3 fatty acids. * ANTIOXIDANTS: No matter what sunscreen you're wearing, the skin is generating free radicals that break down collagen and cause skin cancer. Antioxidants provide another line of defense against environmental injury to the skin. * SEX: Great sex can stave off all sorts of age-related problems, from weakened immune systems to chronic stress. It releases feel-good chemicals like endorphins and oxytocin, before and during climax. Plus, it can lower blood pressure and increase cardiovascular health. * SUN: Believe it or not, a little bit of unprotected sun exposure -- 10 to 20 minutes a day can help your body produce vitamin D, which decreases aging of your arteries and immune system. Here are a few surprising things women do that make their skin look older: * Drinking through straws. Pursing the lips over and over can bring on wrinkles. * Squinting because you're not wearing your glasses -- or sunglasses -- is another. * Too much cosmetic surgery at a young age can also produce undesirable results. Scalpel and Body News * Chemical peels and dermabrasion can remove wrinkles between the nose and upper lip but may cause prolonged redness. In a study of an alternative, the SilkTouch CO2 laser, wrinkles virtually disappeared after three months with little redness. (Page 183) * An antismoking vaccine that blocks the addictive effects of nicotine has shown promise in early tests at three universities. The injection of what's called NicVAX triggers the immune system to make antibodies that bind to nicotine and limit its circulation in the brain. (Page 171)

In addition, be sure to pick up the April issue of Allure and fill out the annual "Beauty Ballot." Readers and editors' favorites will be revealed in the October issue.

Allure Magazine

CONTACT: Nicole Currie, +1-212-286-4588, or Marie Jones,+1-212-286-4155, both of Allure PR Department

Source: PRNewswire

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