Everyone experiences stress and if you’re anything like me it shows on your face first. Stress is my complexion killer and once my skin starts revealing my frazzled wits I stress more, the ol’ look-good-feel-good saying gets me every time! In an effort to keep my complexion off my list of things that are stressing me out, I’ve picked up a few tips to help calm my skin.

I have a confession. My skincare routine isn’t quite my No. 1 priority every morning. Rather, before I cleanse, tone and moisturize, I first shuffle to my instant espresso maker, pop in a little capsule, hit a button and impatiently wait the 10 seconds for my frothy cup of café.

The point is: I don’t start my day without taking care of my face, or taking care of my caffeine!

They’re not unrelated. Keep reading to find out what caffeine can do for your skincare routine.

Recently, I was at the quarterly meeting of my Book Club (or as my husband calls it, “yeah right, Wine Club”). As we nestled down on the cozy carpet of my friend Crystal’s living room, Chardonnay in hand, my other friend Liza asked me out of the blue, “Have you had Botox?”

No one has ever asked me that before and I think it’s a question many women over 40 would enjoy hearing. Except …

One of the very first makeup tricks I learned from being on set at photo shoots was how to perk up my eyes. I was in my early 20s, and a makeup artist applied a luminizer under my eyes and across my brow bone. Since I was so young, honestly, my first thought was, “What is that going to do?” I didn’t think that I needed anything to camouflage dark circles, but this trick worked, and I looked more alert, more radiant … myself, but better.

Bright eyes do make you look instantly better. It’s a subtle, but significant change that takes just seconds. You can do this makeup trick, too with DHC’s illuminating Rose Beauty Eye Zone Treatment Retouch Q10. This brightening brush concealer is a charm to use and with just a few dabs and a little blending, you look better in seconds.

Keep reading for more tips on how to use this fabulous brightener!

I don’t know about you but when my life gets busier, my eyes are telltale. Perhaps it’s my constant lack of sleep but I looked in the mirror the other day and did not like what I saw! What’s my solution? Read on!