So true! It is never too soon to pamper your eyes! I believe that at the age of 15, girls should be given an eye cream to begin to moisturize the delicate eye area. “Sweetie, here I want you to apply this Shiseido eye cream on your eyes day and night.” This is a conversation that I wish my mom would have had with me at an earlier age!

Many women that I talk to don’t even use an eye cream! Living in Colorado, women have extremely dry skin here, especially in the winter time. It is more than crucial for women in high altitudes to take extra precautions with their skin, such as moisturizing and protecting their faces from the sun. As a makeup artist I have to spend some time before I begin doing makeup just to try and slough off dead skin and moisturize the skin again. When applying makeup over dry or flaky skin, the makeup is not going to look so hot! No matter who your makeup artist is.  I can always tell a women’s age by two things…. her hands and her eyes! Your eyes truly are the window to your soul. Ever wonder how everyone in the office can tell when you haven’t slept a wink the night before? Plenty of sleep, water, a healthy diet and great skincare can take you far!

Let’s face it! We are all going to age and there is nothing wrong with that, but hey let’s at least age gracefully. Here are a couple of things to do and not do to keep that eye area looking soft and supple:

- Always wear your eye cream, day and night! No matter what! My best friend once told me “If we loved together I would be waking you up and make you putting on your eye cream!”

- The bigger your sunglasses are, the better! Protect that sensitive eye area and never expose it to the sun. Dad, I know you that you have always made fun of my “Jackie O” glasses, but hey my eye area is looking good!

- Avoid using hot water when washing your face, instead use lukewarm.

- Try using almond oil or jojoba oil from your local health grocer to remove your eye makeup from the day. This will not strip away your natural oils and actually add moisture to the eye area.

- Don’t tug and pull at the delicate skin around the eye! Treat it like a gem.

- Use a moisturizing concealer. I know that I preach this from time to time again, but it really does look more natural and in the long run will benefit the eye area.

- Carry re-wetting eye drops in your cosmetic bag, rather than the “get the red out” type. It is always good to have a refresher!

- Use a light-weight silicone based eye cream for the daytime and a heavy eye cream for the night. This will insure that your eye shadow will not be running down your face by 1 o’clock!

- Apply your eye cream  on the orbital bone of the eye rather than all over the skin, which believe me can get into your eyes and cause irritation. Product warms up and travels, so there is no need to apply the cream all over.

- Do apply your eye cream on the top of the eye as well as on the bottom.

Enjoy this info and remember, Don’t forget to wear your eye cream!