How to Fix Your Healthy Habits
I have heard stories of women who never smile. Not because nothing makes them happy, but because they’ve decided that looking young and unlined is more important than creasing their skin with a smile or a laugh. But! Ask anybody and they’ll tell you that laughter is the best medicine, and people who smile more often are reportedly less likely to develop heart disease or high blood pressure. (We’ll see how that works out…I smile all the time.) But just because you believe in enjoying life doesn’t mean you don’t also want a creaseless complexion!
The “Problem”: Laugh lines around your eyes.
The “Fix”: Laugh all you want. Laugh every day! Laughing is great exercise! At the end of the day, though you want Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Firm ($60). This holds a complex of Vitamins A, C, and E to repair and improve skin’s elasticity, while kicking some free radical booty. Silicone protects, and seaweed helps minimize fine lines.
The “Problem”: Smoothie pucker around your lips.
The “Fix”: You are healthy. You work out. You’ve started every day for years with a green smoothie. But now you’re starting to notice the pucker lines around your lips. You definitely want Skinceuticals Antioxidant Lip Repair ($38). Antioxidants Vitamin E and silymarin neutralize free radicals and a complex of glycerin, urea, and hyaluronic acid help give the lip area a plumper, fuller, more youthful appearance.
The “Problem”: You smell like you just worked out.
The “Fix”: The obvious fix here is a shower, but in today’s world, sometimes you just don’t have time to wash and dry your hair after working out. (For the record, I fully support the body-only shower, even if just to preserve your blowout.) You need Living Proof Perfect Hair Day Dry Shampoo ($12-$22). This magic in a bottle isn’t just going to absorb the oil, it’s going to use Living Proof’s patented “Healthy Hair Molecule,” OFPMA, to remove oil, sweat, and smell. You will look as clean as you did before your extra-long hot yoga session this morning.
The “Problem”: You believe in the antioxidant benefits of red wine.
The “Fix”: Sure, you cap off the evening with a glass of red wine. It’s good for you, in moderation, and goes beautifully with the nibble of dark chocolate you indulge yourself with after dinner. But now your teeth are starting to show your healthy habit, and you are not about having stained teeth. You should snag some of the Supersmile Professional Whitening System ($36-$75). This toothpaste + whitening accelerator uses a combo of Supersmile’s own Calprox and peroxide to noticeably whiten teeth, when used twice daily.
Enjoy your life in this New Year! But don’t forget to take some time to enjoy your skincare, too.
