Found Not Lost

I’ve never considered myself to be a vain person, one who is overly obsessed with looking good. I’m actually of the other end of the spectrum, being almost lackadaisical about my looks especially skin care. I’ve never really put high importance on the brands of lotions or creams I used on my skin and luckily, I have been blessed with skin that is neither overly sensitive nor temperamental. I didn’t really have any major problems that couldn’t be solved with regular face washing and a good moisturizer.

So it is particularly exasperating that now that I am at middle age is when I find myself having to be concerned with implementing a skin regiment and considering acne treatment. Yeah, you heard me right, acne. I have never heard of anyone having acne problems in their 40’s! My teenagers are expected to have that problem, not me! But, as luck would have it, I do.

I’ve been talking to other women who look terrific for their age about their skin regimens and I am starting to get scared. They all profess to having been meticulous about their skin care, some of them spending as much as an hourly nightly for their skin regimen. I’ve got some catching up to do.

Tell me, do you have a skin regimen you follow religiously? Mind sharing your secrets with me?

When I hear Victory Hair I always think big. Think 80’s hairstyle big with all the layers and bangs. Well, that’s probably because I’m a child of the 80’s and when I think of flirting and pick up lines I am always reminded of Saturday Night Fever. LOL!

The Ultimate Flirting Championship, sponsored by Extreme Style by VO5, tests how good or how bad your pick up lines are. I wouldn’t be very good at this, I think, ’cause I married the guy who delivered the cheesiest pick up line to me ever; Something along the lines of being mesmerized by my glow. hehe! I know, I’m a sucker for bad lines.

Maybe you can do better. You should try out your skilz and see if you’ve got the true blue Victory hair.

I have been haphazard in my skin care treatment and I think I am finally paying for it. I am not liking how my skin is aging. So I’m trying to instill a good skin care regimen for my teen daughters. My sixteen year old is already showing signs of teen skin, with her t-zone (her forehead down to her nose) exhibiting oiliness and pimples. So we’re all on a nightly beauty regimen which includes:
(1) a thorough cleansing with a mild cleanser rinsed with a good scrubbing with a clean washcloth
(2) application of a mild, non-alcoholic astringent or toner to get any remaining dirt
(3) moisturize

It’s a really simple routine, and I think we all should be able to maintain it and hopefully stave off any need for acne treatments in the future.

I have never had any really gross skin problems while I was a teen. So it’s really aggravating me now that I’m older, I’m getting acne! It started out innocuously enough being just one or two pimples on my chin. Then it started moving up to my nose. Then back down to the chin, but now they’ve had a baby. There’s three of them now. Before you know it they started popping out of my cheeks too! Dammit!

So at 40 something, I am combating my skin with acne cream. Well that, and I’m finally making a more regimented effort to keep up with my skin care ritual. So now every night and every morning I make sure to cleanse my face thoroughly, tone and moisturize. Where I used to be haphazard about the brand of cosmetics I use, I try to be more selective now, opting for those with less harmful chemicals. Is this another sign of getting old or have I just been too lax in my hygiene and now need to catch up?