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6 Skincare Promises To Make For Yourself This Year
In the words of my favorite dermatologist Dr. Shereene Idriss,
“When I talk about aging, I always say there are five main things you look at: lines, volume loss, color of your skin, elasticity, and your bone structure. I can’t do jack shit for your bone structure — look at your mom and dad, that’s probably how it’s going to go.”
What I love about her is how, despite being one of the most sought-after dermatologists in NYC, she believes less is more. She works with her patients by helping them enhance their natural beauty instead of making them look like plastic. She tries to take the most natural approach knowing that there is a tiny level of narcissism and vanity in all of us.
If I were to get needles or lasers near my face, she would be the only one I would trust. To each his own, but a dermatologist and an esthetician are not the same when it comes to knowledge of the skin. One of them goes to med school for a minimum of 11 years and the other complete 600 hours of training. In the end, it is your choice, but it is an important decision whose hands you choose to leave the fate of your face on. (I wouldn’t mind going to an esthetician for a facial, but not Botox and fillers.)
Here are the six skincare promises to make for yourself this year.
