Cost Saving Beauty Techniques

Staying young (via exercise) is NOT the only important concern when you start reaching your forties (or have already reached it).

Where did the time go?  What happened to me?  I never used to look like this!

I woke up one day and stared at my face the mirror in horror … when did these wrinkles happen?  When did I start getting bags under my eyes?  Why do I look like heck?

There is an old saying by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and I am so happy my hubby still finds me attractive.  However, I don’t want my face to show the passage of time … you know?

I used to take pride in my skin, my hair, my clothes, my shoes … when did I stop caring?

Well … it’s not I don’t care what I look like, but between working, driving kiddos to their appropriate destinations, cooking, cleaning, taking care of the pets, volunteering, and entertaining I guess I have been putting myself in the back seat a little bit.

Like many moms (and dads) out there I do get sufficient exercise (via running errands and chasing little ones down), but staying young and to achieve best aesthetics also means taking care of your skin

It is amazing how durable and awesome our skin are; thus we frequently overlook and abuse our skin.

In the past year (or so) I have been working really hard taking care of my skin.  Unfortunately, I can’t rewind time and the abuse I have put on my skin, but I am working diligently to take care of it NOW!

Like many people out there I don’t have the luxury to go to an esthetician every week to replenish my face or dermatologist to perform facial rejuvenation.

So … this is what I do at home.

In the past I used to go to bed with my makeup on, but now I complete my nightly rituals every night before heading to bed.

First and foremost … remember to wash your pillow case every week (minimum!).  Since I have to put on heavy facial creams (especially in winter) it rubs off on the pillowcase when I sleep.

OK … back to my nightly ritual.

1)  I wash my face with Dove soap and scrub it with a face loofa you can purchase at local Walmart or any drug stores.

Before I put on any lotions and creams I inspect my face of possible zits and take care it on the spot before it flames up.

2)  Once my skin is nice and clean I rub on Roc Nightly Cream … ALL OVER MY FACE.

3)  I carefully dab on under eye cream since I am starting to puff up and my under eye turns greenish/yellow … I know it looks NICE!

4)  I gentle rub on Vitamin C nightly cream … I don’t have anything fancy … I picked up a jar at Walgreens.

5)  I make sure to sleep on my back and NOT on my face.  Because of lack of elasticity (as you get older) the possible crease on your face when sleeping takes longer to get rid of.  One morning I had a long crease line across my face, and took over half a day to get rid of it.  You can do anything to get rid of it faster … it’s just matter of time until your skin evens out the line.

6)  Once a week I do a clay mask.  I don’t do any masks containing fruit acids because I get a terrible skin irritations.  Can’t remember the brand (I ran out and have to go to Walmart to pick one up) but had an sulfur smell to it but works BEAUTIFULLY!  I do my mask and then hop in shower because I smell like a rotten egg … it really makes my hubby happy!

Other than that … I try to drink lots of water, stay out of sun as much as possible, and try to get a good night sleep.

Good luck!