Don’t worry – and don’t be happy
Steer clear of frowning, smiling and ‘spalling’. Repetitive use of facial muscles produces wrinkles writes Mary Killen
It’s an inconvenient truth that complexion quality is 70 per cent down to genetics and only 30 per cent down to the effort we put into careful curation. Still, there is absolutely no excuse for throwing in the towel if your mother looked a wreck. The mothers of today’s oldies simply didn’t know how damaging sunbathing was, nor how dehydrating to wash their faces roughly with soap and water. Today, we know that sunbathing is ageing and we cleanse our faces with special unguents before gently patting in moisturiser. In South Korea, where beauty culture is so important, a demanding skincare regime – involving double cleansing, toning, masks, sun protection and moisturisers – begins in early girlhood. But there is more to looking good than skin curation. Wrinkles are hovering, longing to be formed. To tackle these pre-emptively, we need to correct certain bad personal habits. Chief among these is...
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