Lately I’ve been obsessed with achieving a porcelain-smooth complexion. Perfect, flawless, poreless, smooth-as-silk skin. As in Adele, Jennifer Lopez, Mila Kunis skin. And while I’ve tried various pore-reducer this and minimizer that type products, I decided to ask a professional skin guru the secret to perfectly smooth skin. Surprisingly the steps are pretty simple (thank goodness as my beauty ADD usually kicks in after step #3 or anything that takes over 10 minutes). While I’m definitely a card-carrying beauty fanatic, my patience has always been of the short n’ sweet variety. (I like my beauty regimen to be a cross between a miracle-worker and Speedy Gonzales: supernatural results in record time.) So, what’s the key to perfectly smooth skin? Doing all three steps consistently. (This was an eye-opener as I’ve been guilty of doing one, maybe two steps but certainly not all three, let alone consistently.) All right, who’s ready for silky-smooth skin? Then check out these three easy-as-pie steps:
Exfoliate ‘em Get to the root of those pesky pores by using a good exfoliator, such as Neutrogena Naturals Purifying Pore Scrub ($7.99) or Burt’s Bees Acne Solutions Pore Refining Scrub ($9.99):
Tighten ‘em Use a pore-tightening treatment such as Dr. Brandt’s Pore No More Pore Thing ($45) or Clarins Pore Minimizing Serum ($49)