Beauty Tips From Beth

It's time for me to share some personal beauty tips.

Why? Who knows? Just seems like the right thing to do on a Friday night. So here goes.

A few months ago I started experiencing the pubescent joy of acne. Twenty-five years past my teenaged days, I found myself staring in the mirror at raging, red inflamed pores. Zits. Nasty ones. Big, messy, painful ones. The ugly kind that you can't turn away from; the kind that compel stares.

Great.

I figured it was hormones. Assumed it came with the territory of being a woman of a certain age. Assumed it would eventually pass.

Then I took a look at the new moisturizer I'd been using since December. I had two, actually - one for daytime use and one for night. ("Defying aging" and all that - I'm loading up on products to keep that youthful complexion and fight those wrinkles....)

Here's the one I'd been using every day:

"Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion". Good stuff.

And here's the one I'd been using every night:

"Youth Surge SPF 15 Age Decelerating Moisturizer".

Yes, you read that right. My "night-time" moisturizer had an Sun Protection Factor of 15.

And why did I need any factor of Sun Protection at night? Oh, I don't know. MAYBE THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT THE BURNING HOT ULTRAVIOLET RAYS OF THE MOON WOULD LEAK THROUGH THE WINDOW SHADES AND FRY MY SKIN.

Here's your tip for the day, folks:

DON'T WEAR SUNSCREEN TO BED. YOUR FACE WILL BREAK OUT.

I now wear the sunscreen DURING THE DAY and the other stuff AT NIGHT and guess what?

PIMPLE FREE!

You're welcome.