wash your face!

Consider this a PSA.

Removing your makeup at night is a must! This regime is important because when we sleep with our makeup on, the damage that is inflicted to our skin is equivalent to aging 7 DAYS.

When we sleep, our skin naturally heals itself from the stresses of the day. Clean skin that is prepped for healing excretes oil, and new cells develop. This process forces old skin cells to die and sit on the surface of the skin. If our skin is not prepped properly for sleep, all of yesterday's makeup and pollutants are added to the dead skin cells. As the pores open up, all of the debris on top of the skin is now deposited deep into our pores. We wake up to start a fresh, new day - but yesterday's skin cells are trapped in our pores. Just waiting to create lovely little blackheads and whiteheads.

Now, are you really too tired to wash your face at night?!

Thanks to professional makeup artist Krista Embry for sharing this little gem of wisdom!

if the sun ever starts shining...

A reminder that your best anti-aging skin care product is sunscreen! Since 90 percent of the visible signs of aging (that's actinic aging) is due to sun exposure, protection is critical. Even when it's a cloudy day, remember to slather it on and protect that beautiful skin of yours :)