It all seems to happen so fast: One night you go to bed feeling pretty good about the way you look; the next morning you look in the mirror and scream! Lines, creases, wrinkles, and sags all seeming to appear out of nowhere— and putting on makeup only makes it all look worse.


While most of us are somewhat prepared for the hot flashes, mood swings, and night sweats that can define this time of life, often referred to as The Change, very few of us are expecting to see those changes reflected on our faces as well. “In your 50s, more than ever, if


you take care of yourself it shows; if you don’t take care of yourself it really shows,” says legendary makeup artist Bobbi Brown and author of Bobbi Brown Beauty Evolution—A Guide to a Lifetime of Beauty (Harper Collins, 2005). So where do you begin? Experts


say it starts with the three areas that will need your attention the most: dryness, dullness, and brown spots.


Begin With Your Skin “The reality is that once you hit the perimenopause–menopause age range, skin can undergo what seem like some pretty sudden changes. It doesn’t happen overnight, but it


can sneak up on you,” says Ellen Marmur, MD, chief of cosmetic and dermatologic surgery at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York City and author of Simple Skin Beauty (Atria Books, 2010). While most skin problems stem


from hormonal changes—primarily a drop in estrogen—unfortunately, you can make them look worse when you don’t update your skin care and makeup routine. “When hormone levels begin


to drop, the sebaceous glands don’t get the usual message to pump out oil, so the skin gets rougher and drier,” says Marmur. As this happens, even tiny lines and wrinkles can suddenly seem like craters, while brown spots—the end result of too much sun exposure— can suddenly spring into view. To combat dryness problems,


Marmur recommends a gentle moisturizer, such as StriVectin- SD for Sensitive Skin, that is high


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