Wednesday, June 29, 2005
How to have the best skin
A lot of people comment on my great skin. I usually tell them "Awe, thanks, that's so sweet!" But you see, there's a little secret they don't know though........I used to have severe acne and after being on prescription medications for a little while, my skin completely cleared up. Nobody seems to believe me though. I never thought I'd have people saying such nice things about my complexion. I still do have a few little scars here and there, but makeup covers up those imperfections. Even though medication got rid of the acne, I still have to make sure my skin always looks soft, healthy and glowing. The following is how I take care of my own skin. Hopefully my little techniques will help you out as well.
Do moisturize everyday! Make sure your moisturizer has an SPF of atleast 15. SPF prevents age spots and will protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun which cause and increase wrinkles. My personal favorite that I use every morning is "Proactiv oil free moisture with SPF 15". I buy mine online at www.proactiv.com
Do use eye cream in the morning and at night time. The eye area is very sensitive and delicate. You shouldn't use moisturizer in the eye area because that can create little gross bumps under your eyes. Eye creams firm up and refresh the eye area and also diminishes the wrinkling process. My personal favorite is "Kiehl's creamy eye treatment with avocado", which you can buy at Holt Renfrew or buy online at www.kiehls.com
Do exfoliate once a week, or treat yourself to the spa when you get a chance and get a wonderful facial. Exfoliating gets rid of dead skin cells on the surface of your skin, and can even get rid of some blackheads and whiteheads. By exfoliating weekly, your skin will always look healthy and soft. My personal favorite is "St. Ives Apricot Scrub" which you can buy for about $5 at any drug store.
Do remove your makeup every night before you go to bed. Your skin needs to breathe at night and if you sleep with your makeup on frequently, you will get lots of wrinkles not to mention pimples as well. My personal favorite is "Oil of olay cleansing cloths", the ones you moisten yourself by adding water. I don't like the premoistened ones because I find that they're too cold on your face. I prefer to moisten the dry ones with nice warm water.
Do moisturize before you go to bed as well. Since my skin has always been prone to blemishes my personal favorite is "proactiv repairing lotion", which you can also get online as well. You can also buy these proactiv products at little booths in the malls. I've seen them at Metrotown and Guildford mall.
By the way:
As a Makeup Artist, I can usually tell if a client is a smoker just by looking at them. They tend to have very droopy and wrinkly skin, or sometimes it's the fact that the client likes to tan a lot. If you're a smoker, what I'm about to say shouldn't surprise you. Following all these steps will absolutely be useless to you. You should already know that smoking is very damaging to your skin so no matter how much you take try to take care of it........you will be unsuccessful. I've seen the damage it does to beautiful people over a certain amount of time. Sadly, there's nothing they can do about it now.....so don't even start, and if you do smoke, you should try to stop before your skin does look ruined if it already isn't. Remember, this is the only skin you'll ever have, so it's up to you to take care of it!
Skin Do's
Do moisturize everyday! Make sure your moisturizer has an SPF of atleast 15. SPF prevents age spots and will protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sun which cause and increase wrinkles. My personal favorite that I use every morning is "Proactiv oil free moisture with SPF 15". I buy mine online at www.proactiv.com
Do use eye cream in the morning and at night time. The eye area is very sensitive and delicate. You shouldn't use moisturizer in the eye area because that can create little gross bumps under your eyes. Eye creams firm up and refresh the eye area and also diminishes the wrinkling process. My personal favorite is "Kiehl's creamy eye treatment with avocado", which you can buy at Holt Renfrew or buy online at www.kiehls.com
Do exfoliate once a week, or treat yourself to the spa when you get a chance and get a wonderful facial. Exfoliating gets rid of dead skin cells on the surface of your skin, and can even get rid of some blackheads and whiteheads. By exfoliating weekly, your skin will always look healthy and soft. My personal favorite is "St. Ives Apricot Scrub" which you can buy for about $5 at any drug store.
Do remove your makeup every night before you go to bed. Your skin needs to breathe at night and if you sleep with your makeup on frequently, you will get lots of wrinkles not to mention pimples as well. My personal favorite is "Oil of olay cleansing cloths", the ones you moisten yourself by adding water. I don't like the premoistened ones because I find that they're too cold on your face. I prefer to moisten the dry ones with nice warm water.
Do moisturize before you go to bed as well. Since my skin has always been prone to blemishes my personal favorite is "proactiv repairing lotion", which you can also get online as well. You can also buy these proactiv products at little booths in the malls. I've seen them at Metrotown and Guildford mall.
By the way:
As a Makeup Artist, I can usually tell if a client is a smoker just by looking at them. They tend to have very droopy and wrinkly skin, or sometimes it's the fact that the client likes to tan a lot. If you're a smoker, what I'm about to say shouldn't surprise you. Following all these steps will absolutely be useless to you. You should already know that smoking is very damaging to your skin so no matter how much you take try to take care of it........you will be unsuccessful. I've seen the damage it does to beautiful people over a certain amount of time. Sadly, there's nothing they can do about it now.....so don't even start, and if you do smoke, you should try to stop before your skin does look ruined if it already isn't. Remember, this is the only skin you'll ever have, so it's up to you to take care of it!
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