High Five To Ageing!!
High Five ✋ to ageing (and we truly, madly, deeply mean that), because whilst age brings us more lines and aches and complaints, it also brings wisdom and a wealth of experience. It’s the stories and pearls of wisdom that we share with those we love, that makes ageing a beautiful thing!!
We love to write and chat about beauty and always aim to give you guys some inspo to get using the right products for your unique skin and to get it in tip-top condition! We believe that mature skin shouldn't be viewed negatively... the ageing process starts from the second you’re born, so we think that's all the more reason to embrace your face and find your own rules!!
If you think 'tweakments' and cosmetic procedures are for you, then go check out what would be right for your face. Often what looks good on one face shape doesn’t look as good on another. For example, fillers can make all the difference to some people, but certain faces don't benefit from such procedures, and over-filled cheeks can often lead to sunken looking eyes. And we all know very well that full lip look that can appear unfeasibly 'duck like'! So be careful and go gently is our advice. It’s all about gradual change, which is so much gentler and more natural looking too.
As for us, we’re two girls with curls (and a penchant for fab makeup) but that’s where the similarities end. V has a far more structured, angular face than M’s petite, freckled-face, so if we were to go down the clinical route, we'd be looking to work on very different areas and issues. And for the record, right now M is the only one leaning towards tweakments! She's up for a little work on her forehead, along with the fine lines around her lips 👄
V is not convinced and if M’s expressive face gets the 'frozen look', then V is off!!
So whilst tweakments might not be for us right now, we’re not blind to the numerous clinics popping up on our local high streets and shopping centres by the dozen. It’s becoming less and less taboo to take advantage of a “turn back the clock” treatment or two. And quite right too.
So we want to give you our take on this topic and help you navigate this beauty jungle and find the right treatments and - perhaps more importantly - the right practitioners. As ever, you can always get in touch and we will gladly help point you in the right direction.
Procedures such as peels, fillers and injectables that are available today can be hugely flattering and look very discreet, if executed by a fabulous clinician.
So before you delve into the world of aesthetic beauty, make sure you do your homework, have a look at others' outcomes and be brutally honest with yourself about how you really want to look.
For us, it's all about plumped, youthful skin, (let’s be honest who doesn’t want that?) but we also want to be relevant and honest at the same time. And as mums of girls, we don’t want to promote the attitude that changing yourself is the way to happiness and to feeling good about yourself. It’s so important that girls and women alike have realistic role models and don’t subscribe to 'beauty rules'… We don’t want to see boundaries and barriers broken down, just to put up new ones. We have to believe in what we preach, and that’s why we’re always bleating on about bespoke beauty and how we can all subscribe to wanting the same things, but we may need different products to achieve that same goal!!!
For now, we're both relying on great skincare to keep our skin looking good. We love dermatologist brands such as Murad, Dr Dennis Gross and Lancer, which all boast brilliant skincare regimes, with active ingredients, all backed by professionals who know and understand skin ageing and what us women want. We recommend these brands to our clients on a daily basis, and they are never disappointed. Given we're going down the 'skincare only' route, we feel confident that these brands have products that will make a subtle, but detectable difference to our faces. No 'wonder cream' will ever turn back the clock... it doesn't exist! But there are definitely lots of fab topical lotions and potions out there that make a difference to the skin tone and texture...whether that's Dr Dennis Gross Universal Daily Peel pads, or Murad Retinol Youth Renewal Night Cream.
And from dermatologist backed brands, to a totally bespoke dermatologist brand - we urge you to check out Skin+Me. That's what we're using and loving right now. It's a skincare subscription brand set up by dermatologists, that works on a personalised treatment plan. So you let them know your skin goals and answer some key questions, and you'll be prescribed your very own 'daily doser', which is a night time treatment designed to tackle whatever your skin issues are...from lines and wrinkles, to acne, rosacea and pigmentation.
This is the first skincare product in a while, where we can honestly say we can see discernible results when we look in the mirror. The ingredients used are often prescription only, so this is 'medical grade skincare' straight to your door. We've noticed that our lines have been refined, and hardcore foundation wearer V, can honestly say she is no longer wearing it and that her skin somehow looks clearer and brighter. It's a very clever system, whereby you only use the exact amount (dose) you need, and when one phial is finished, another one is already waiting in the wings, as it was dropped through your letterbox a week or so earlier!
We will always be totally upfront and honest with you and let you know what we're using to keep looking young and fresh faced. And when the time comes for either of us (but most likely, M!) to try something more than just topical creams, we promise you'll be the first to know!
So that’s our stance on ageing at the moment. And as you can see from the pics of us above, we’re letting nature take its course. We’ve got lots of little red bits and fine lines galore but we also have clear, healthy, happy skin…. So if we hit a beauty chord with your current needs, then why not let us craft a skincare routine that’s uniquely for you and your skin.