This is not a story about battling ageing or turning back time. After almost 20 years of interviewing skin experts from every corner of the globe, I can honestly say, hand on heart, that a fighting attitude does not put you on the path to beauty nirvana (AKA feeling happy in your own skin). For starters, equating youth with beauty is an unrewarding algebra – no lotion or potion can magically erase the past when you’re moving into a new life phase, though it can make the transition feel a little smoother. It’s all a question of balance – we’re not suggesting you should look forward to saggy jowls or crow’s feet, but indulging in too much aesthetic nit-picking is self-defeating for both your self-image and your skin. Too often it prompts an arsenal of actives to appear on your bathroom shelf, which, without a careful guide, can send your skin into an absolute spin. When your hormones are already seesawing, that’s a troubling combo.
If you feel like you’re in mid-life freefall skin-wise, it’s time to try two things: “Skinmalism” (using only what you really need); and a mindset check-in – less “anti” ageing and more “healthy” complexion is a mantra echoed by aestheticians around the world. “What’s really interesting is that in much of Europe, the attitude to skin and beauty is slightly different to Anglo-Saxon countries,” says Stephen de Heinrich de Omorovicza, founder of Omorovicza, a brand born from the mineral-rich thermal waters in Hungary. “They understand that skin doesn’t go from ‘great’ to ‘old’. Women tend to enter into a symbiotic relationship with an aesthetician in their teens and, over time, that helps them become more attuned to what their skin needs. They begin to realise their skin’s potential.”
この記事は Australian Women’s Weekly NZ の June 2023 版に掲載されています。
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