A lot of time we think that if we have a fresh hairstyle and trendy clothes we look great. Little bumps on our face are getting hidden away as much as possible with the help of the cosmetics, but many of us do not know that we might actually be hurting ourselves by using cosmetics for a long time and not trying to look young and fresh through different methods. This does not mean that we should never wear make-up, but excessive use of cosmetics cannot be a good thing for the skin. Just imagine wearing a lot of make up all they long to hide those little imperfections. Most of the cosmetics, especially the cheap ones contain all kinds of chemicals that can help us on short term and hurt us on long term. You use a foundation base or a powder to hide your skin blemishes and you get so used to the face you see in the mirror that you start believing it's yours. Then one day when you decide to undergo a deep cleansing of your face you see that you still have the blemishes but you also have wrinkles. Now you start panicking and use even more make up to use those wrinkles too. Then you start thinking about some creams, lotions or gels that promise anti-aging, about plastic surgery and how to regenerate your skin.

Having beautiful skin is possible at all ages but it requires a lot of self discipline and will. It also depends a lot on the way you live your life and the changes that you are willing to make. If you think your skin looks really bad and you spend more and more time analyzing yourself in the mirror consider visiting a dermatologist and ask for a specialist's opinion. You can also consider visiting a beauty salon and set an appointment with the cosmetologist, but one single session is not going to help you too much. If you don't want to waste money by going to a beauty salon and you are thinking that Hollywood stars have beautiful skin because they can afford it, then well, the answer is both yes and no. yes, Hollywood stars can afford to keep their skin young looking, but they are all doing everything from skin treatments recommended by specialists to anti-aging creams and to the more common advices like for example making masks at home from different fruits or vegetables.

Most of us want to stay young forever or grow old beautifully and all this mostly because we want to be like the Hollywood stars and look like them. The truth is that a lot of time they spend hours in a row in the make up chair to look they way they do and sometimes they use cosmetic surgery to change what they don't like. The anti-aging process is something all the people involved in the cosmetics industry and not only want to know. Every month new creams, lotions, gels or similar appear on the market and claim to be the best product available. One thing to remember is that not all the products will do the job they advertise and more importantly what works for one person might not work for the other one. Having the skin Hollywood stars have can be achieved by common people too without paying the amount of money celebrities pay, but by being more conscious about their skin and their body. While anti-aging creams and other skin related creams can help us improve the way we look and feel, there are several lifestyle changes we need to make and like in most cases when it comes to our health these are eating healthy, drinking a lot of water and exercising.