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Eyes are supposed to be romantic and beautiful. You connect with someone by gazing into their eyes and seeing their soul. And who can even count all the songs that have been written about falling in love with someone’s eyes? But when I looked at my eyes in the mirror, all I saw was someone who was so old and tired that she might as well have broken out a walker at 28. As it turns out, I’m just one of those unfortunate people with thin e...

We’ve all been there. You can’t bring yourself to throw out that half-used and expensive face serum you bought a few years ago. Or maybe you have an old moisturizer sitting on your shelf that you can’t seem to toss. But hanging onto skincare products that have outlived their prime is doing no favors for your skin. In some circumstances, using old products can even aggravate it. The problem is that most people aren’t sure when their product...

Summer’s just started, and that means we can look forward to warm sunny days enjoying picnics in parks, lounging on the beach, and spending quality time outdoors with friends and family. With extra time spent in the sun during the summer months, it’s crucial to wear sunscreen to protect our skin. But did you know that sunscreen should be worn every day year-round? That’s no matter what skin tone you have, whether you tend to burn or not, or...

Okay, friends, here’s the deal: I’ve been writing about skin care for more than five years, working closely with dermatologists, aestheticians, and plastic surgeons, all of whom have given me great insights into the skin and how to treat it. With humility, I consider myself a skin care expert. In other words: I should know better. Despite that, I’ve made some real mistakes with my skin, both in the past and more recently. Quite frankly, I’ve...

It’s fair to say that thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are feeling stressed right now. Schools are shut, workers have been laid off or furloughed, and people are suffering. Unfortunately, the uncertainty of life right now may also be affecting our skin, leaving us with stress wrinkles that form on our faces. While our skin may not seem important in the face of a pandemic, on a personal level, it can have a massive impact on our...