A FEW BEAUTY SECRETS HELP, BUT CONFIDENCE IS THE TRUE MIRACLE.
You’ve shopped, wrapped and unwrapped gifts with expert precision; you’ve cooked, eaten and drank with culinary grace; and you’ve entertained, laughed and charmed with Oscar-worthy sincerity. Yet the biggest party of the year is only days away. Don’t fret.
While most Skin by Cathy tricks need more than a few days to work wonders, we still have a bit of beauty advice to share.
here’s your final party prep countdown:
5. It’s too late for botox, fillers or peels to take effect, so don’t bother, and most importantly, don’t take the risk of bruising, swelling or redness.
4. Exfoliate to remove dead skin, then follow with a nourishing mask. Dry, lacklustre skin looks older. If your skin isn’t as glowing as you want, then invest in any of the 5,000 highlighting powders or creams available (you should own at least one anyway).
3. Fake tan hides a multitude of sins and makes you look more refreshed. The sins are sun spots, scars, stretchmarks and even too much boozing.
2. Try sleeping on your back with your head on two pillows because it helps prevent fluid retention (which reveals itself as puffy eyes and dark circles). And do sleep. Sleep is one of the best beauty elixirs.
1. Eyes are the window to the soul, so make sure yours are bright and clear. A good eye cream should be part of your beauty arsenal, but don’t overlook the simplest and fastest way to perk up: ice. We even like dunking our entire face into ice water to give it an instant lift.
When you awake New Year’s Day with a headache and groggy body, wishing you hadn’t stayed up so late, eaten so much or drank so much, make yourself another promise: Feel gorgeous from the inside out. It’s not about a quick fix, it’s about making lasting changes.
here’s your gorgeous countdown:
5. Practice mindful eating (that means eating sensibly, not starving yourself).
4. Start walking, running or lifting weights even while watching trash tv—just get moving.
3. Focus on prevention as much as on correction. Use SPF every single day regardless of season or weather.
2. Embrace the ABC’s of skincare: Vitamin A for anti-ageing and skin brightening, vitamin B for hydration, and vitamin C for skin firming and toning.
1. Like who you see in the mirror.
how to change:
If something bothers you about your appearance, then change it. Why wouldn’t you when there are many safe, reliable and effective treatments available. But be careful selecting a practitioner and demand they are experts, properly trained and with adequate experience. Also demand personalised treatments based on your unique face, goals and lifestyle.
The idea of injecting botox into the same three areas on every face is absurd—no two faces are alike, nor are their facial expressions. And lips…don’t get me started on lips. Bigger is not always better. You must consider the natural shape of the lips, the face and how someone’s mouth moves when they talk or laugh to ensure a natural-looking result. We don’t do fish lips at Skin by Cathy, nor do we do puffed-up, bloated faces. A wrinkle or two might disappear, but the result is a face that doesn’t move and doesn’t look life-like. This is why experience and artistry make the difference.