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Your Skin Care Regimen Before a Special Occasion

Your skin care regimen before a special occasion is always important. If you want to look your best, you need to prepare your skin well beforehand. Whether it’s your anniversary, a Christmas party, wedding, or a High School reunion, you know you'll want to strut your stuff and look fantastic!

We all have busy schedules and busy lives, but there are a few simple ways to ensure that you and your skin will shine for your special day. Dry skin, large pores, blotchiness, age spots, and pimples, always seem to be the biggest problem when you’ve got something important coming up. Isn’t it always the way!

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You should have a good skin care regimen most of the time anyway. That way you’ll be sure not to have any surprises the day of your special occasion. Simply washing your face and using a toner every night is a good place to start. You want to look your best (like any sane woman!) so you have to be willing to work at it some. Great skin usually doesn't just happen. Women especially, should start taking good care of their skin in their 20's!

Your Skin Care Regimen – Preparing Your Skin to Look Great!

At least a week before your big event, start a regular skin care regimen if you don't already have one. (and you should!)

Toners set the stage for everything else you glob onto your face. You must clean your face thoroughly of dirt, debris, bacteria, lotions, and makeup if you want a ‘clear palette’. Skin toners remove everything else that washing your face misses, help dry up zits, and reduce pore size. They also allow facial lotions and makeup to glide onto your skin flawlessly. My favorite is Neutrogena Pore Refining Toner but a toner is a toner is a toner. Unless you have extremely dry skin, use a toner that has salicylic acid in it. In the case of dry skin, use an organic toner or a toner for sensitive skin, which have lower amounts of salicylic acid, if any.

Facial lotions and body lotions are also a must have. You must moisturize your skin daily if you want it to look great everyday! Your skin, hair, and nails require a lot of extra moisture. Drink water to ensure that your body and skin are amply hydrated but also use lotions when and where you can. The type of lotion you use depends on your skin type. Lotions should be an integral part of any skin care regimen.

A few days before your big occasion, use a face mask. Using a facial mask helps draw out bacteria (which form zits), remove hidden debris, and close pores. Use a good toner afterward to get rid of any mask remains left on your face, and diminish large pores. Wait ten minutes and look carefully for zits that might be forming.

If you see any, use a Cortisone 10 cream, Benzoyl Peroxide, or hydrogen peroxide on them to dry them up fast. Apply a light lotion to your face after 10 minutes. Always, always, always use a light water-based lotion for normal to oily skin, and a heavier cream based lotion if you have normal to dry skin.

You must also get rid of superfluous or unwanted hair on your face in your skin care regimen. That include plucking eyebrows, zipping mustaches, and getting rid of any other unwanted hair. Shape your eyebrows so your face draws positive attention and doesn’t detract from the rest of you looks.

Keep a close watch on your facial skin everyday before the occasion. If you see zits forming, use necessary steps to get rid of them quickly. (benzyl peroxide, hydrogen peroxide, or cortisone 10 cream!)

Get out your makeup mirror to make sure your face looks great! Zero in on skin problems to eliminate them before they get worse.

Rosacea, dry patches of skin, facial discolorations, age spots, and pimples are easy to conceal with makeup or a good makeup concealer. Be sure you have them on hand and don’t panic! Use them if your skin gives you a hard time on the day of the special event.

Puffy eyes are another concern for many women. If you have puffy eyes in the morning, dab a thin film of your facial mask on that area only. Allow it to dry and gently wash it off. Do NOT tug or pull on your delicate facial skin! Masks will help draw out fluids and hopefully relive puffiness. If that doesn’t work, try using ice or cucumber slices. If that doesn’t work, try firming eye gels, creams, or lotions. If you don't have any, use an aloe vera gel in a pinch, which also works great! Keep them in the refrigerator to help reduce inflammation.

The rest of your skin needs caring for also. Use body lotions to moisturize your skin and pay careful attention to your hands. Your hands can give away your age in a heartbeat so the night before, apply a heavy cream and wear gloves to bed. (The things that women go through!) Your hands will look plump and perfect the next day and it will also help moisturize dry nails.

You might also use skin scrubs to exfoliate your skin. Use facial scrubs if you have blackheads or whiteheads on your face. Use body skin scrubs if the dress you’re wearing is low cut and shows a lot of skin. Skin scrubs help clean pores and improve circulation which helps supply more oxygen to your skin. You can always make your own skin scrubs to use in your skin care regimen! Dead sea salt scrubs are should also be part of your artillery of skin care products.

If you have a saggy butt, you can also give yourself a butt facial. I’ve read many good things about the way they help lift it. (Use your face mask for them!)

Exercise is also a must have for a healthy complexion. You must get ample exercise for good circulation and make sure your body looks as tone and firm as possible. If you do a firming body massage everyday, your skin will always look great! You can also do facial exercises that help tone and firm your skin but stay away from deep facial massages that may cause more wrinkles.

Be sure that you get ample sleep that entire week too. Go to bed earlier than usual. When you are asleep, your body heals itself. Sleep deprivation can cause wrinkles to form prematurely and may exacerbate skin problems. People who don’t get enough sleep eat more too, which also causes weight gain.

Eat more healthy foods to improve your skin. Veggies, fruits and unprocessed foods are better for your skin. Fried foods, fattening foods, and fast foods can make your skin look worse! Eat good healthy meals and stay away from too much junk food. Remember, you are what you eat!

This is NOT the time to try a bunch of new skin care products in your skin care regimen! What you don't know about a product may hurt your skin! Keep using the same products you've been using unless something dramatic happens. If you want to try a new product, do it well before your big event.

Your skin care regimen is important all the time. You can nearly eliminate skin problems before they occur if you properly care for your skin. Everything you do is a direct reflection of how you live your life. Take care of your beautiful skin and it will take care of you!

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