by scarlettwardlaw
Use sunscreen and avoid direct sunlight between the hours of 10a.m and 4 p.m.
Your skin is an organ of great size and needs a lot of movement. Smoking weakens the skin which allows the skin cells to degrade over time. This is why smokers' skin can look dull and gray.
Your skin will look radiant as a result.
This includes both emotional and environmental stress.
I'm amazed when women tell me not to wash your face in the morning. A lot of icky stuff collects overnight - dead skin cells, dust and dirt!
Neck, chest, hands, elbows, heels, neck and need hydration too along with the tops of the feet.
Do not get too fanatical or surgical on yourself but it can be very tempting to pick, poke, squeeze, and scratch in front of the mirror. But the more you traumatize the skin, the greater the risk of scarring. Apply treatment products and give them time to them work.
Replace the sponges in your compact on a regular basis. From time to time, throw it all out and replace them for a fresh start. The average life for cosmetics is 6 to 12 months. Do not buy products that are so expensive that you will be crushed if you have to throw them away.
More is not always better.
When you add a new product, do it gradually so your skin has time to adapt. Each product skin care or makeup ingredients have different ingredients and potential allergens so give them a test first to make sure you skin can tolerate it.