I remember coming home from school one day to tell my Mum that I was worried about my Grade 2 teacher's hands. The skin on her hands was always a bit wrinkly and wobbled around a bit when she pointed to things in a book or on the blackboard. Mum explained to me that wrinkly skin is just something that happens as we grow older. (Bear in mind that my teacher was probably only around age 40 at the time!)
Fast forward 20-odd years, and now here's my hands starting to get a bit of the 'wobbly skin' look to them! Not to mention the crow's feet near my eyes and the little pigmentation spots on my face.
I can justify them. Really I can.
The crow's feet must be evidence of every smile I've ever done; every single bout of laughter - right? Has to be! So I don't hate them that much. It's kind of like getting stretch marks after having a baby - the good old 'baby stripes'.
Mum would slather us in sunscreen and zinc cream as little girls. And as we got older, hounded us to wear sunscreen under our make-up. I did...mostly. Well, maybe just sometimes. I wish I'd listened to her back then, because now I wouldn't have the little pigmentation spots on my face! (Mum also warned me that squeezing and picking my pimples would result in scarring...of course she was right, oh I really regret that one!)
Since I've had my babies, I've found my skin has changed dramatically, in just a number of years. I've even had to change the way I do some of my make-up, mainly to accommodate (hide!) those damn wrinkles!
I've found a few great little products recently that seem to be doing my skin the world of good! A new Loreal serum called Youth Code Luminosity - specifically targeted for women aged 25-35 years. It's given my dull skin a healthy glow that I haven't seen in years. And good old Rosehip oil - that stuff is amazing! I think I'm starting to see it working.
Another great little find is Zoe Foster's book 'Amazing Face'. Wow, this girl really knows a trick or two about make-up and beauty products! I highly recommend it.
So this seems to be the regime that's going to work in helping my skin to 'age gracefully'...for now! Who else has some handy little beauty/make-up tricks up their sleeve?
- Mem x
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