I turned 31 this year and instead of dreading turning a year older I embraced it. With lots of cocktails and a spin of the Roulette wheel in Atlantic City no less. Somewhere along the line I’ve stopped dreading getting older and started feeling thankful for every year that comes my way. My Mother In Law once told me not to think about age as a number but just to be thankful that another birthday comes around and it really made me think how lucky we are to spend time with the people we love doing the things that make us happy. Time is precious. While I’m especially fond of birthdays, I’m not fond of the ever increasing lines on my forehead or my ever receding hairline. I’ve recently been thinking about postponing the ageing process and found myself asking at what point do we make the leap from skincare to surgery?
Thanks to Apps with airbrushing filters, I’ve been lured into thinking I have the complexion of an 18 year old but in real life this is not exactly the case. In the past 48 hours I’ve spent a vast portion of time getting my hair and makeup done for various blog projects and one thing that staring at yourself in a mirror for hours on end will do is make you hone in on your flaws. Chatting away to the makeup artist, there was a steady stream of horrifying realisations as I saw my complexion for what it really was and on closer inspection it seems that my face is less Gigi Hadid and more Gordon Ramsey and it’s time to take action. Even when I look at this photo all I can see is FOREHEAD LINES. However, it is important to note that you are your harshest critic and where you see only your flaws, others may simply be noticing your clear complexion or your long lashes.
You see, I have a very expressive face. If I hate what you are saying or love it, you will know from the way my face responds. There is nothing wrong with being expressive but the lines on my forehead are quite frankly out of control. I have an effective beauty regime that ensures my complexion stays clear *mostly* but there is only so much anti-aging skincare can do. My beauty routine has progressed from simply skincare to procedures of a more advanced nature including microdermabrasion facials and laser hair removal but I’m yet to take the next step up to a procedure such as botox for example. The more I see and hear about Botox, the more I am tempted to give it a try but I am scared that once I start I’ll end up spending a fortune on erasing the signs of ageing from my face and body and looking like a Cheshire Housewife. The gorgeous Leah from Devoted to Pink recently documented her Botox experience on her blog and her results are exceptionally natural and quite frankly phenomenal. This is one treatment I’m going to do more research into so I’ll let you know if I decide to take the plunge.
As lines on my face slowly increase, the hair on my head is doing the absolute opposite. I was lucky enough to review the Show Beauty blow dry bar earlier in the week and my oh my do I have some life changing products to share with you. One thing that I realised during this appointment was how thin my hair had become over time. There are many ways to enhance your crowning glory these days and it is now more apparent than ever that celebs and bloggers weren’t born with incredible hair days. From hair products that contain proteins and caviar to full blown FUE hair transplants, there are so many options available and everyone is doing it. Now don’t get me wrong, I won’t be booking a hair transplant anytime soon but I love how people are becoming more open and honest about what they are having done. From Charlotte Crosby and Morgan Stewart openly crediting hair extensions for their bouncy locks and more and more men having hair transplants to become even more dreamy (Mr Selfridge I’m looking at you) there is definitely less stigma surrounding surgical procedures than in the past.
What are you doing to slow the signs of ageing?
*This post was written in collaboration with The Harley Street Hair Clinic but as always the opinions stated are 100% my own.
