Views From the Ville

I received Olay Regenerist products in order to facilitate my review, and Olay also is providing a gift pack for my readers.  All opinions and words are my own.

I’m getting old.

Phew.  Now that I got that out there, I feel a little bit better.  Oh, wait – no I don’t.

In the grand scheme of things, I realize that 35 is really not that old.  But I’m starting to notice tiny physical signs that I’m not 18 any more.  Like a random white hair growing where it doesn’t belong (and how does it get that long before you notice it?).  A random hair would be bad enough, but a white one?  What’s up with that?  And tiny, tiny lines starting to feather around the corners of my eyes thanks to many days spent squinting in the sun without sunglasses (I chose instead to use them as a headband).

These little nudges were a good wake-up call that it might be time to start focusing on skin care products with some anti-aging properties.  I’m certainly no stranger to skin care products in general.  I tend to try them as soon as I see them advertised.  But up until now I hadn’t paid much attention to amino peptides, Vitamin E, or serums.  But while I believe in growing old graciously, I’m not sure that I believe in growing old gracefully – not when technology has non-surgical options that grant visible results.

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