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This One Weird Trick for Chest Wrinkles
One day I woke up, looked in the mirror, and there they were. Vertical creases in between my cleavage. It was official, I had chest wrinkles!!! I had worried about and took steps to prevent and diminish wrinkles on my face, neck and hands (I use sunscreen everyday). But I didn’t really think about my cleavage. Were they permanent? I slathered those babies with moisturizer and peaked in on them throughout the day. Luckily, they disappeared by the mid-morning. Phew. The next morning those vertical lines reared their ugly heads…
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An Ounce of Prevention (…or what I would love to tell my teenage self).
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again. Wear and Tear Takes a Toll We have all heard this nursery rhyme but what does it have to do with skin care or health in general? The point I want to make is, that once something is broken it can be really difficult (and/or expensive) to fix. The same thing goes for your body. The earlier you start taking care of yourself the…
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Sleep Wrinkles
The position in which you sleep and the material your pillowcase is made of might play a role in wrinkle formation or what are called sleep lines. When you lie on your side or stomach, your face gets smooshed into the pillow. If this happens over and over, permanent lines may form. The best option is to sleep on your back. This position may not be comfortable for some people and we move around a lot when we sleep, so we are likely to end up on our side at…
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10 Tips for Beautiful Skin
Taking care of your skin does not have to be difficult or expensive. There are simple things you can do every day that will give you glowing skin. 10 Tips for Beautiful Skin: Drink water. I know that for some of us this can be a difficult task. Some people forget and some people just don’t like drinking water. I get it. I used to be there, but I have since become a believer in the power of water. When I started drinking more water I began getting compliments on…
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Beauty Sleep
When I was a little girl I hated bed time. I thought if I was sleeping I was going to miss out on all the fun stuff. As I transitioned into my teenage years this relationship with sleep continued; I was a “night owl” never going to bed before midnight. I didn’t realize the value of beauty sleep. I am now an adult (even if I don’t act like one) and I have a much healthier relationship with sleep. Sometimes I get excited just thinking about getting into bed, snuggling…