Change Your Skin. Change Your Life.

If Eyes are the Windows to the Soul…

Then hands are the doors to our true age…

We cleanse, tone, moisturize, and make-up religiously.  We spend so much time focusing on our face that we forget how important it is to give our hands a little love.

Similar to reversing/preventing the signs of aging on our faces, the key to success for our hands is a combination of exfoliation, brightening, and sun protection. A good sunscreen that you apply throughout the day, especially after hand washing is important.

Speaking of sunscreen… I just had my nails done at the salon (Merry Christmas to me!) and as I was sitting under the UV lamp waiting for them to dry, I realized that my hands were hanging out in a mini tanning booth. UV exposure is damaging whether from the sun, the tanning booth, or the UV lamps our hands sit under at the salon. The solution? Apply an effective UVA/UVB SPF to the tops of hands before going under the UV dryer. Voila! Beautifully manicured nails, no lasting damage.


Shameless Product Plug: Check out Rodan+Fields Anti-Age Hand Regimen. It visibly brightens and evens skin tone, restores moisture content to improve elasticity and resiliency, and reduces the appearance of wrinkles and crepey skin. Also check out an incredible before and after pic here.

Exfoliation is Great - Just Don’t Overdo It!

We all know that exfoliation is great for our skin. Exfoliating helps remove the dead cells from the layers of our skin. Dead cells make our skin look dull and contribute to clogged pores which results in breakouts. Removal of the dead cells allows fresh cells to come to the surface, which helps prevent breakouts, improves skin tone and texture, and gives our skin a healthy, radiant glow.

Now some of us tend to overdo it. Whether we exfoliate too rough or too often, this can result in a new problem like irritation, sensitivity, or tough dry skin.

Make sure when you are using an exfoliating product you don’t over-scrub – let the product do its job! Remember, looking for dramatic results in a day is unrealistic. You can’t rush your skin into better condition. Regardless of what you are fighting - tone, texture, wrinkles, redness - the right products will work, you just have to follow directions and give them time.

Your skin is beautiful – wear it well!


Shameless Product Plug: Check out Rodan+Fields Micro-Dermabrasion Paste. It’s high-glide, oil free formula is designed to promote maximum gentle exfoliation. Lucky Magazine reports that it smooths away rough spots.