BRIGHTEN UP! Skin

No more pasty winter skin! Glow on and look radiant with these tricks.

  Avoid irritation.
Swap out your medicated cleanser (which can be too rough  for dry winter skin) and pick a soothing formula with soy. It's an amazing skin multitasker that improves texture, evens out blotchiness, and lightens dark spots!
try: Aveeno Positively Radiant Brightening Cleanser, $7, drugstores

   Exfoliate two times a week.
A gentle scrub buffs away the dead cells that make look drab. (Just steer clear of ones with seeds or shells, which can scrape delicate skin). This one contains lemon extract, a known brightness booster.
try: Clean & Clear Morning Burst Skin Brightening Scrub, $6, drugstores

 Glow where you want to.
A tinted moisturizer combined with a liminizer will draw light to your skin, giving you a sunlit brigtness even indoors! The bonus is that this one has SPF, too, to keep your skin protected.
try: Urban Decay Urban Defense Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20, $30, sephora stores.

Best Health NEWS is here!!!....

• If You Sleep In..... You'll Be Prettier: Turns out, the whole beauty sleep thing is real after all. Rated the sleep deprived subjects as less healthy, the attractive and more tired looking.
• If You Watch Funny Video.... You'll Be Smarter: People quickly recognized certain pattern after they listened to music and watched a TV clip that was either neutral happy or sad. The happy group performed the best, suggesting a good mood may enhance problem- solving skills.
• If You Get Your Hands Dirty.... You'll Be Healthier: People who have triclosan, a popular antibacterial ingredient, in their body were more likely to be diagnosed with allergies. Many doctors believe our immune system is overreacting to bacteria and viruses because we're not exposing ourselves to healthy doses of germs.
• If You Snack on Carrots....... You'll Be Sexier Ya: Derms know a diet with plenty of veggies like carrot and fruits like berries can give skin a golden glow ( they contain pigment- enhancing carotenoids). Start eating veggies for a glow.