Anti-Aging Tips and Tricks
Although there aren't any magical potions or lotions that will make us look years younger, there are some tricks you can incorporate into your daily skincare and makeup routine to fool others into thinking you're much younger!
- To de-puff under-eye bags: Sleep with your head slightly raised to prevent fluid from pooling around the eye area. Also, put your under-eye cream in the refrigerator to help cool and soothe puffy eyes in the morning.
- Avoid wearing metallic eye colors or shimmery face makeup. Shimmer and shine make wrinkles stand out, which make you appear older.
- Use a gloss to plump up your lips and pump out the lines.
- Use a cream blush instead of powder since powder tends to settle into fine lines.
- Dust face powder over your forehead, bridge of your nose and chin with a big bristled brush. You will avoid a caked-on look by doing so.
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Hide Your Age with Anti-Aging Masks
The older we get, the younger we want to look. With so many masks out on the market these days, it is hard to decide which one is best for your skin type.
There are clay-based masks for removing impurities and drying up blemishes, but these aren’t right for aging skin. There are the peel-off masks designed to refine and exfoliate your skin, but these aren’t right either.
The best type of mask for younger looking skin is one that will rejuvenate, moisturize and enliven your skin. Try Astara Nourishing Vitamin Mask because it will moisturize, hydrate, nourish and revitalize aging skin. With this type of mask, apply a generous layer to your face and neck. Leave it on your skin for 20 minutes and allow it to absorb.
Moisturizers and hydrators are vital to because aging skin dries out quickly. Nourishing your skin with vitamins and aloe vera will nourish your skin and give it a healthy glow.
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Sun Damaged Skin, Sun Goddesses Beware
Many of us worshipped the sun when we were younger and may be paying for it now with crow's feet and age spots, but there is help.
Use products specifically developed to fade age/sun spots and pump moisture back into dull, lifeless skin. When choosing anti-aging products, look for lightening ingredients such as Kojic Acid, Vitamin C or Arbutin, which are gentle and effective.
When searching for an anti-aging wrinkle cream, consider Astara Activated Antioxidant Infusion, which will quench your parched skin without leaving it oily or greasy. The antioxidant ingredients, such as Vitamins A, C and E, will also help with your creases and wrinkles.
Although, there are plenty of products to help solve your sun damage dilemmas, remember that prevention is best and it is never too late to start!
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Treating Flaccidity
Flaccidity (loss of firmness) affects women as they age. Because so many women strive to have a youthful glow, losing that firm skin can be frustrating.
Anti-aging skin care treatments, such as Astara Age Defying Complex, can help to strengthen and tighten the sagginess in the skin around your jaw and neckline. Using ingredients such as soy phospholipids, sodium hyaluronate and gingko biloba, this anti-aging treatment helps to intensely restructure skin and strengthen the elasticity, too.
For a quick and easy way to tighten skin, use a good quality toner after washing your face. Just be careful if you have sensitive or dry skin because many toners have alcohol in their ingredients.
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Under-eye Help
Puffy eyes and dark circles can certainly bring you down and make you look older. The skin around the eye area is incredibly thin and sensitive so various factors can contribute to under-eye problems.
Puffy eyes are caused by fluid retention, lack of sleep and hormonal changes. Fluid retention in your eye area can be related to an increase in sodium in your diet. Ease up on the salty treats and increase your water intake to solve this beauty dilemma.
If a lack of sleep is causing under-eye bags, try refrigerating your under-eye cream for an hour before applying. This will help ease the swelling.
Make sure you are using a great anti-aging under-eye cream as part of your daily routine to keep those puffy eyes in check. As for those pesky dark circles, they are typically hereditary, but can happen from a hormonal change. Since we can’t change our genetics, using anti-aging remedies such a great under-eye cream designed especially for dark circles is the next best thing.
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