Take your SKIN out of WINTER HIBERNATION

As we make our way out of our winter caves for some sun and vitamin D, we still have to consider our skin.  During the winter months our skin is dormant.  You need some pick-me up therapy to bring it back to full on spring freshness.

1) Exfoliate,...either using a store brand or a made at home one. (some brown sugar or coffee with a bit of olive oil).  When you exfoliate, do it gently do not rub too much.  Just a light touch will do. Wash your face with cold water afterwards. 
2) Apply some vitamin E for your eyes.  Take a capsule and break it open.  Be careful it is very greasy so apply a small amount.  The rest you can mix it in with your sunscreen/and/or/ moisturizer.
3) Dab on lots of sunscreen.  The best that I found is Athelios SPF 60 made by La Roche-Posay. You can find it at Duane Reade.  It is very light and absorbs quickly.  It can also double duty as your moisturizer.

4) Add some eye cream concealer.
5) Mascara.
6) Press on Powder,...my favorite the Lancome brand.
7) Blush.
8) Lip gloss/lipstick and you are good to go.

Magic Capsule: Vitamin E

For the past few weeks I have neglected my daily skin routine, for good reason.  We are in the process of moving and with a 10 month old everything is 10 times harder to accomplish.  Even simple tasks like brushing your teeth or your hair require some production behind them.  On top of the moving situation I pulled my back again for the 3rd time this year.  So for a whole week I could barely keep up, even with help from my parents and husband.  However I remembered what my mom taught me. One vitamin capsule all it takes to SAVE YOUR SKIN from NEGLECT.

Any vitamin E capsules will do.  Take on break it,...put most of it under your eyes,...BEST EYE EMOLLIENT EVER.   The rest slather it onto your face and neck, left over for hands and cuticles. 

Be careful it is really REALLY GREASY ,...so put it on at night or if you stay in the house apply it in the morning.  Since I have been stuck to one armchair for the week I have been applying it every other day.   In smaller ammounts you can use it as an EYE CREAM  under a concelear.  It lasts all day since it is so so RICH.  You might not want to buy any other eye cream ever.  Than take one for YOUR HEART.

Problem Skin: If your pores clog easily or if you have an oily complexion just USE it for the EYES and neck, or hands.

Massages HELP you HEAL

When lower back pain started interfering with my regular activities, I decided to search different options that did not involve taking medication.  I found some alternatives that work well: massages, yoga, and acupuncture.  Massages are not just for relaxation they are for healing as well.   You might wonder why would I want to talk about massages since this is mainly a skin care blog.  It is simple, the better you feel physically the more happier you look, the more oxygen flows to your tired cells, the more radiant your skin.  Going back to massages.  Ancient people have been doing them a long time before the first spa ever appeared on 5th Ave,...or before the Chinese lady gave you a good seated massage.  Now science has proven that massages have the powerful effect of healing your muscles.  Studies have been done on athletes that complete extensive workouts and those that followed their workout with a 10-15 minute massage showed increased numbers in mithochandria.  The mithochandria is the key organelle of the cell that produces energy and helps restore muscle tissue. The ones that did not have a follow-up massage took longer to heal.  So there, now when you want to spend your money on healing your body, SPEND IT ON a MASSAGE.