
We all know how hard drinking, smoking, drugs and hard partying is bad for health and horrible for your looks, as Lindsay Lohan has demonstrated so clearly here… She looks like she’s 50 years old!

We all know how hard drinking, smoking, drugs and hard partying is bad for health and horrible for your looks, as Lindsay Lohan has demonstrated so clearly here… She looks like she’s 50 years old!
The latest issue of Allure Magazine (April 2012) just said something about how it seems every skincare company is launching some kind of brightening/whitening products…
And I thought to myself, It’s about time for US finally catch up on the trend that started in Asia more than 20 years ago. In fact nowadays, a brightening/whitening line is a must for every skincare company that sellso in Asia. It’s as much a norm as line for dry skin or aging skin.
I remember 15 years ago, the only way I could find brightening products was via import stores that sold Japanese skincare brands, or Japanese version of US/European brands (Clinique, Estee Lauder, Lancome, Chanel, etc.). Even then the selection was extremely limited, and I often had to resort to asking my mom to send products from Hong Kong.
How time has changed, and it’s better late than never, I guess…
Allure Magazine ran an article a couple of years back on what make us look old. According to a research study published in Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery by Bahman Guyuron, while genetics plays a role in how we age, our behavior plays even a bigger role. The study interviewed 6 sets of identical twins, comparing their behavior and how they look to their respective twins. The result is quite amazing, I must say…
Click on the images to read the full article from Alluring Magazine.