We all want soft, smooth skin,”
says Bayly Ledes, former beauty
editor at Elle magazine. “and who
knows better how to achieve beautiful
looking skin than the experts
—beauty editors.
She recently
sat down with the beauty editors
at other top women’s magazines
to get their tips.
To make skin radiant, you
need to exfoliate, recommends
Didi Gluck, beauty director at
Marie Claire. You can do this daily
if you use a gentle exfoliator with
natural exfoliants. Cosmopolitan’s
Rachel Hayes suggests you exfoliate
your body dry before you get
in the shower to rinse off. A dry
exfoliation, before you shower, will
work to slough off the dry, flaky,
skin. Bayly suggests trying St.
Ives® Invigorating Apricot Scrub,
which uses 100 percent natural
exfoliants.
Because skin tends to become
oily in warmer temperatures,
Denise O’Donoghue, beauty
director at Brides magazine, says
you should change your pillowcases
frequently. Don’t just change
them with the sheets, have a
spare set or two that you can use
between washings. Treating your
face to a fresh pillowcase can
ensure that your skin will be resting
on a clean, bacteria-free surface
that smells good and is a
treat for your complexion.
Your skin loses the most
moisture at night, Cosmopolitan’s
Hayes says, which is also when
your skin is most receptive to
absorbing and using ingredients
like antioxidants and nutrients
that help repair the day’s damage.
So for super soft and smooth skin,
not only apply a body moisturizer
in the morning, but at night too.
Bayly suggests St. Ives Whipped
Silk Intense Body Moisturizer, a
lotion whipped with vitamins,
natural emollients and Swiss
botanicals.
Felicia Milewicz, beauty
director at Glamour, says you
should be honest with yourself
and care for your skin every day.
You are exposed to so many things
that can affect the way skin looks:
sun, salt, air conditioning. You
need to take inventory of your
skin’s needs regularly to make
sure you are addressing potential
problems before they come about.
And don’t forget to use sunscreen
(preferably with an SPF of
25 or more) and makeup products
with an SPF, Brides’ O’Donoghue
advises.