Middle years skin care

Middle years skin care

Sadia Moyeen, Beautician, La Belle

Suddenly you wake up one day and you are 40!There are little tell-tale lines around the eyes, skin that was oily is suddenly dry, or is dull; laugh lines don't disappear even after you have stopped smiling; hands seem harder, not to mention crinklier. Grey hair has been spotted. All hell breaks loose! Age has caught up with us and we embark on a quest to find the magic potion that will stop the passage of time and keep us young forever. Well ...I'm not offering you the fountain of youth or the magic potion but I can tell you how to care for yourself. There are many grandmothers who visit La Belle and I'm amazed at how good they look, how graceful and well groomed they are. And do you know what they have in common.....they have ALWAYS taken care of themselves, they have not woken up at 50 and decided to make an annual trip to the salon. They have given their looks some priority and due diligence. So if you're touching 40 there's still time, apologies to yourself for the neglect and move ahead. With the passage of time, skin tends to become drier and the need for moisture is greater. Therefore the products that we use need a change. The introduction of serums is imperative to the daily skincare range- simple moisturizers will not be enough at this stage.

It's important to know the role of serums, so that their benefits are appreciated. Serums boost moisture levels very effectively as well as retain the moisture longer. They also speed up the natural repair process of the skin when used with the night cream. The appearance of lines and wrinkles will diminish as long as we can keep skin well moisturized.

About Important Parson

Gossip: The Most Important Person in the World

When I was in college I remember hearing about a book titled, “Looking Out for Number One.” I never read the book, mostly because I didn’t like the first book I had read by the author, “Winning Through Intimidation” but, the title has always stuck with me; I think it was because the title turned me off. I hadn’t been taught to be so selfish that I should be focused on only me. I figured I needed to be helping others and, along the way, I would also be helping myself. Now, I realize I should have at least considered learning more about looking out for number one.

 In our society we are taught the golden rule, “do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” We are also taught that we need to “love our neighbors as ourselves.” Both of these statements, as important as they are, are very ironic. As I’ve worked with people I’ve realized that if they treated others the way they treat themselves, nobody would be happy; if you haven’t yet figured out how to love and appreciate yourself, you are more likely to mistreat those closest to you. I’ve attended many customer service training sessions where the only advice is to treat the customer the way you want to be treated. I’ve found it next to impossible to train customer service people with this philosophy because most of them don’t know how they want to be treated. What a dilemma.

 When I was younger and just beginning to build my business I had a lot more time for myself and my family. As I began to meet more people and get involved in more groups and associations, thinking I was benefiting my business, I had less and less time for the things that were most important to me. Before I knew it, I was too busy for my family because I was over committed in many areas outside my business. Because I was overcommitted in many areas I didn’t have the ability to make decisions about my time. By default I let others make decisions for me.

 Over 30 years after seeing the book about looking out for number one I’m realizing number one, me, is the person I should be concerned about first. Jeffrey Gitomer asks the question, “who is the most important person in the world?” Most people answer, the customer. He then asks, if there were only two people left in the world, the customer and you, who would you want to survive? Now the answer is me.

 It makes sense that if we can’t help ourselves first, we will never be prepared to help others. We all need to learn to control our lives and make the best decisions for ourselves. That will put us in a position to help others in the future. But many of us are slow to understand this.

The film may get banned in Pakistan

After banning Saif Ali Khan's Agent Vinod and Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger, now its Jab Tak Hai Jaan's turn to get banned in Pakistan. Rumour has it that Yash Chopra's Jab Tak Hai Jaan might not get clearance from the Pakistani censor board.

Talking to a leading daily, a source said, "The film may get banned in Pakistan because it involves Shah Rukh Khan in an Army operation in Kashmir. The trailer too has been stopped from being screened on various TV channels in Pakistan. The movie shows SRK as part of a bomb disposal squad in the Indian Army who is up to some serious action in Kashmir, which may be the reason it might be banned."
Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ) is Yash Chopra's last film as a director. He had announced his retirement from direction on his 80th birthday. Jab Tak Hai Jaan, which stars Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles, is all ready for release on November 13.