Preventing facial spider veins
01 Dec 2009 Leave a Comment
in Broken Capillaries, Cool Face, Daily Sunscreen, Damage Elasticity, Strengthen Blood Vessels, Visible Veins Tags: Blood Vessels, Breakage, Capillaries, Dilated Capillaries, Elasticity, Facial Spider Veins, Hot Beverages, Hot Tubs, Laser, Moisturizer, Saunas, Skin, Spicy Foods, Sunscreen, UV Rays, Veins, Vitamin K, Wrinkles
Q: I tend to get broken capillaries on my face. I know I can get the existing ones zapped with a laser, but how can I prevent them in the first place?
A: there is no guaranteed way to prevent broken capillaries, but NYC-based dermatologist Steven Victor, M.D., passed along these tips for keeping dilated capillaries under control. His Rx: ● Treat your skin gently. Don’t scrub your face, but do apply a sunscreen daily since UV rays can damage elasticity. ● Keep your face cool. (Heat dilates capillaries.) stay away from hot tubs, saunas, spicy foods and hot beverages. ● Go easy with Retin-A and retinols—they may help prevent wrinkles but they also thin the skin, which can result in more visible veins.
A little pampering also may be helpful. Magda Lenski, owner of the Ula Day Spa, in NYC, suggests using a treatment containing vitamin K. vitamin K has been shown to help strengthen blood vessels, which may help minimize breakage. Try a cream such as DDF Vitamin k Cream (at Sephora or call 877-737-4672). Or try Eris Forte Inter Ampoules for Dilated Capillaried, a serum applied under moisturizer (available at Ula Day Spa, 212-343-2376). Whatever vitamin K product you choose, it will do little good unless you follow Dr. Victor’s guidelines as well. – Carol Straley
In the Pink
01 Jun 2009 Leave a Comment
in Getting Off Duff, Immer Corner, Light Weight Mosturizer, Little Color, Simple Look, Sparkling Eyes Tags: Angled Brush, Cheek Gel, Current Trend, Deep-brown Tan, Eye Gloss, Eyes Sparkle, Faux Bronze, Faux Rosy, Flshed Face, Foundation, In the Pink, Lip Balm, Lip Gel, Moisturizer, Shimmery Eye Gloss, Sun-kissed Skin, Sunscreen, Unnatural Look
Faking a little color is always your safest bet, but the current trend isn’t faux bronze, its faux rosy. Looking as if you just got back from a jog can be prettier than having a deep-brown tan. A flushed face appears as if you’ve been playing outside, not sunning for hour. You can get the look without getting off your duff. Pat a lip-and-cheek gel onto your mouth and areas the sun would hit if it were above you—across the top of your cheeks, bridge of your nose and your upper forehead. Be sure to dab it over a light weight moisturizer and lip balm; putting it on over foundation creates an unnatural look. Complement your sun-kissed skin by making eyes sparkle: Dot a neutral, shimmery eye gloss onto the inner corner either with your finger or a small angled brush. Leave the lids bare and no one will guess you’re wearing makeup. Although they may suspect you’ve been skimping on the sunscreen. –Zoe Walder
